45x90
45x90 is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 410 m. Rib Mountain stands 586 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 45°N - 90°W Geographic Marker, a park 0.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A plaque embedded in the ground reads "Marathon County Wisconsin 45° North Latitude 90° West Longitude".
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Marathon County Wisconsin 45° North Latitude 90° West Longitude
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 45°N - 90°W Geographic Marker: 0.2 mi
- Athens Park: 4.0 mi
- Jensen Street Park: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Village Square: 4.3 mi
- Strobe's Garage: 5.3 mi
- Ingwal S. Horgen Farm Museum: 17.5 mi
- Little Red School House: 17.6 mi
- From Laos to America: 18.3 mi
- Children's Imaginarium: 18.4 mi
- Scotch Creek Woodland Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Marathon County Forest- Bern Wetland Unit: 9.7 mi
- Medford School Forest: 12.3 mi
- Stratford School Forest: 14.0 mi
- Marathon County Forest-Burma Road Unit: 15.6 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 14.0 mi
- Snow Hill: 15.6 mi
- Rib Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Mosinee Hill: 18.8 mi
- Maple Hill: 19.8 mi
- Peace Pole: 18.2 mi
- Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Warren Mill - Now WPS: 19.6 mi
- Monk Botanical Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden: 19.1 mi
- Wausau Wings ii: 18.4 mi
- Pine Dells: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 45x90. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rib Mountain | ESE 110° | 586 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mosinee Hill | ESE 114° | 484 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | NNE 31° | 454 m | 20.0 mi |
| Snow Hill | NE 44° | 452 m | 15.6 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSE 157° | 368 m | 19.8 mi |
| Haumschild Hill | SSE 159° | 354 m | 23.9 mi |
| Smoky Hill | S 169° | 351 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:06 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:33 | 16:22 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wausau Asos, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11100430798
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