Blue Mounds Fort
Blue Mounds Fort is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Mounds Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Blue Mounds, also known as Blue Mounds Fort, was located in Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1832-05-10.
Wikidata Q4929481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Mounds Park: 0.1 mi
- Mounds View Park: 0.6 mi
- Kittleson Krest Park: 3.0 mi
- Quail Ridge Park: 3.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Evenson/Ryan Prairie: 0.3 mi
- Brigham County Park: 0.9 mi
- Blue Mound State Park: 1.2 mi
- Blue Mounds Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Thomson Memorial Prairie: 1.5 mi
- Brigham Park: 0.9 mi
- C-47 Plane Crash Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Union Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Springdale Lutheran Church: 6.9 mi
- Cabin Foundation: 8.5 mi
- Toy Soldier: 13.1 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 15.0 mi
- Community: 18.6 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 18.6 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 19.1 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 12.5 mi
- Epic Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 13.6 mi
- Forward Garden: 13.7 mi
- Theme Garden: 13.8 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 0.6 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 0.6 mi
- Little Norway: 2.0 mi
- Hauge Log Church: 5.9 mi
- Ridgeway Depot: 8.5 mi
- Blue Mounds: 1.6 mi
- Indian Castle: 5.7 mi
- Pine Knob: 7.1 mi
- Donald Rock: 8.4 mi
- Ryan Hill: 10.7 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 9.4 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 11.6 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 14.2 mi
- Swiss Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 13.4 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 14.2 mi
- Mazo Beach: 14.5 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 14.7 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 18.5 mi
- Big Spring: 9.2 mi
- Riley Spring: 10.4 mi
- Spring House: 11.7 mi
- Spring House: 15.4 mi
- Merrill Spring: 18.8 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Enee Point: 14.8 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Point Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 20.4 mi
- Stephens Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 16.4 mi
- Train Car: 13.3 mi
- Pendarvis: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mounds Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | NW 304° | 524 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 269° | 371 m | 13.1 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | WNW 287° | 366 m | 19.9 mi |
| Indian Castle | NW 320° | 354 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNE 19° | 346 m | 20.3 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | ESE 121° | 338 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hogback Hill | N 357° | 329 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 328° | 327 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1150503843
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