Ghost town · Wisconsin
Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates43.98750, -89.61810
161 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Ship Rock Wayside: 3.8 mi
- Upper Fox Headwaters State Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Curtis Lake Park: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 27
- Johns Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 3.8 mi
- Minnie Rock: 9.0 mi
- Friendship Mound: 9.9 mi
- Roche-a-Cri: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- School District of Westfield School Forest: 6.1 mi
- Mecan Springs State Natural Area: 8.3 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Greenwood Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Roche-A-Cri State Park: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Horseshoe Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Pilot Knob Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Spring Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Preston Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- The Painted Rock: 4.0 mi
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 10.0 mi
- Tiny Town: 10.5 mi
- Weather Rock: 12.7 mi
- Sand Valley Golf Resort: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Springbluff: 5.3 mi
- Fordham: 6.0 mi
- New Chester: 8.7 mi
- Adams Center: 10.2 mi
- Roche a Cri: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 8
- Lion: 19.8 mi
- Saint Michael Shrine: 21.9 mi
- Saint Anne: 21.9 mi
- God and Country: 21.9 mi
- Joan of Arc: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 10.1 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 15.0 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 15.2 mi
- Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial: 21.9 mi
- Hop Raising: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Coloma Rest Area 81: 5.9 mi
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 7.3 mi
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 10.0 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 23.3 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Friendship Beach: 9.9 mi
- Boating Beach: 19.1 mi
- Swimming Beach: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dans Boat Launch: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Mound | W 269° | 383 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mosquito Bluff | NNE 15° | 378 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | NNW 327° | 372 m | 15.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 200° | 351 m | 23.1 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | W 276° | 350 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Ledge | NNE 13° | 346 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Morris | ENE 67° | 346 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lone Rock | N 5° | 342 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:01 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:36 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock EXP Farm, 10 mi away.
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