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Williamsburg

Williamsburg from directly overhead

Williamsburg is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Pietrek Junior County Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Apple Blossom Scenic Drive passes 23 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.31390, -91.46110

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Joe Pietrek Junior County Park: 1.1 mi
  • Arcadia Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • LaFollete Park: 7.8 mi
  • Lakes Coulee State Public Hunting Grounds: 9.4 mi
  • Borst Valley State Public Hunting Area: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Weaver Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Square Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Walek Knob: 5.8 mi
  • Highest point in Buffalo County: 8.3 mi
  • Gransberg Hill: 11.5 mi
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Memorial Walk: 5.2 mi
  • Fighter Jet: 5.3 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 18.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
  • Tank: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Rock In the House: 17.9 mi
  • Historical Society Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Historical Society Musuem: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Viking Statue: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest point in Buffalo CountyNNW 327°417 m8.3 mi
Square BluffE 91°407 m5.8 mi
Peacock HillSE 134°401 m20.5 mi
Eagle PeakNW 305°398 m15.7 mi
Johnson PeakSSE 150°377 m14.9 mi
Chimney RockN 3°373 m13.3 mi
Weaver HillSE 129°372 m4.7 mi
Sugar LoafSSW 203°370 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:18
June solstice05:2320:1020:54
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3915:4216:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931445666706860463321
Precip in1.01.21.73.34.85.04.44.64.12.51.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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