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Father Marquette

Father Marquette from directly overhead

Father Marquette is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Father Marquette Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Father Marquette offered the Holy Sacrifice of Mass on this spot November 1, 1674.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.46515, -87.49612

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Father Marquette Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Harbor Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • Harbor Park: 0.5 mi
  • Selner Park Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Haney Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 28
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 5
  • Lenfestey Family Courtyard: 21.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Peace United Methodist Vegetable & Flower Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Starlite Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Arthur C Keuler Place Flower Garden: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Montpelier Hills: 11.0 mi
  • Cherneyville Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Dhuey Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Brussels Hill: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lawton Gallery: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillWSW 257°308 m11.9 mi
Montpelier HillsW 259°289 m11.0 mi
Dhuey HillNNW 332°277 m13.5 mi
Brussels HillNNW 347°259 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0619:5420:39
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2415:2616:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415262686860483625
Precip in1.51.11.73.03.33.83.63.43.12.92.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kewaunee, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12171273447

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