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Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church

Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church from directly overhead

Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pompeii Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Inscription
Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church; Built in 1904 as the first church; edifice of the Milwaukee Italian; community designated by the; Milwaukee Landmarks Commission; as a; landmark of the City of Milwaukee 1967

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03574, -87.90341

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 52
  • Lakeshore State Park: 0.4 mi
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.1 mi
  • Downer Woods: 3.3 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.8 mi
  • 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Cudahy Garden: 0.3 mi
  • All People's Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Desert Dome: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 31
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Bayside: 10.2 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.6 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillW 270°368 m24.7 mi
Buena Park HillSW 225°290 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636475969747265523928
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5586961775

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