Ghost town · Wisconsin
Quincy
Quincy is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Mount Eve stands 413 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dans Boat Launch, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Quincy, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates43.87640, -89.95610
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Castle Rock County Park: 1.2 mi
- Sohlberg Silver Lake State Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Buckhorn State Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Quincy Bluff State Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 43
- Quincy Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Lone Rock: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.1 mi
- Easton Mound: 8.1 mi
- Barbican Bluff: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 42
- Tiny Town: 8.2 mi
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 11.0 mi
- Twin Bluffs Cave: 13.3 mi
- Witches Gulch: 16.0 mi
- Omaha State Trail Tunnel: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Swishtall Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Smarts Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Townline Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Prices Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Round Bluff: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Ed Bryant Scout Reservation: 2.1 mi
- Mauston School Forest: 6.7 mi
- Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest State Natural Area: 8.3 mi
- Roche-A-Cri State Park: 11.0 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Mrs. Salter Killed Here: 8.4 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 9.4 mi
- New Lisbon Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 10.7 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 9
- Saint Michael Shrine: 11.2 mi
- Saint Anne: 11.2 mi
- Joan of Arc: 11.2 mi
- God and Country: 11.2 mi
- Crucifixion Shrine: 11.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Boorman House: 7.8 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 18.2 mi
- Elroy Museum: 18.3 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 19.4 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Adams Center: 8.4 mi
- Fordham: 13.0 mi
- Roche a Cri: 13.7 mi
- Springbluff: 14.2 mi
- New Chester: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 8.2 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 8.7 mi
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 12.5 mi
- Coloma Rest Area 81: 23.8 mi
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Boating Beach: 2.1 mi
- Swimming Beach: 2.5 mi
- Friendship Beach: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dans Boat Launch: 0.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quincy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Eve | W 277° | 413 m | 20.1 mi |
| Johnson Hill | WSW 249° | 411 m | 14.6 mi |
| Daylight Hill | SW 230° | 396 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | W 276° | 396 m | 19.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 204° | 384 m | 15.3 mi |
| Friendship Mound | NE 43° | 383 m | 10.1 mi |
| Braund Hill | WSW 249° | 378 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 180° | 377 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:38 | 16:26 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauston 1 SE, 8 mi away.
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