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Wakefield

Wakefield from directly overhead

Wakefield is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenville Sports Complex, a park 0.8 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

former community in Wisconsin, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates44.26560, -88.53710

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greenville Sports Complex: 0.8 mi
  • Greenville Lions Park: 0.9 mi
  • James Wunderlich Park: 1.3 mi
  • Kimberly Ct: 1.9 mi
  • Appletree Square: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
Attractions: 37
  • Urban Air: 2.9 mi
  • Capital Credit Union Slide: 3.6 mi
  • Giant Chairs: 3.6 mi
  • F-86 Sabre: 4.1 mi
  • Old Style Trees: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 19
Artworks: 17
  • Apollo 11 Sculpture: 1.5 mi
  • Horse Statue: 3.1 mi
  • Mustang Horse Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Make It Rain: 6.2 mi
  • Gears: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Courtyard: 5.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 6.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Mosquito Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Turney Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Compass Hill: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 9.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wakefield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillNW 314°296 m11.5 mi
Turney HillNNW 326°280 m12.1 mi
Gopher HillENE 60°223 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1518:53
December solstice07:2715:3116:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182031445767717061493624
Precip in1.41.11.93.23.64.63.83.63.22.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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