Ghost town · Wisconsin
Wrightsville
Wrightsville is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. South Mound stands 437 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanley Mound, a peak 1.2 miles away. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
human settlement in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates44.41440, -90.81860
133 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Gile Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- West Arbutus County Park: 4.6 mi
- Russell Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Alma Center Fields: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 46
- Stanley Mound: 1.2 mi
- Small Mound: 2.0 mi
- Bruce Mound: 2.4 mi
- Saddle Mound: 4.5 mi
- Duck Hill: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Trow: 6.0 mi
- Clay: 6.9 mi
- Charter Oak Mills: 10.5 mi
- Kurth: 19.3 mi
- Rogneys: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area: 8.9 mi
- Coon Fork Barrens State Natural Area: 22.8 mi
- Sand Creek Streambank Protection Area: 24.2 mi
- Lakes Coulee Wildlife Area: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Plumbers Crack: 5.8 mi
- Humbird Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Stony Bluff: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest area: 12.2 mi
- Black River Falls Rest Area 54: 12.3 mi
- Millston Rest Area 53: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Campground Beach: 21.5 mi
- General Public Beach: 21.8 mi
- Rock Dam Beach: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Benson Platform: 6.0 mi
- World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Black River Valley: 12.2 mi
- The White Pine in Neillsville History: 14.2 mi
Museums: 2
- FAHS History Center: 14.8 mi
- 1897 Clark County Jail Museum: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Morrisan falls: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chatty Belle: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrightsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mound | N 9° | 437 m | 21.5 mi |
| North Mound | N 9° | 426 m | 24.3 mi |
| Saddle Mound | ESE 106° | 421 m | 16.2 mi |
| Knapp Mound | SE 130° | 409 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mound | SE 135° | 402 m | 15.0 mi |
| Christie Mound | NNE 32° | 396 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bruce Mound | NNE 32° | 395 m | 2.4 mi |
| Middle Mound | N 8° | 392 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:07 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:39 | 16:27 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neillsville 3ese, 16 mi away.
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