First Milwaukee Cargo Pier
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First Milwaukee Cargo Pier is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Leaves, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Argo is a public artwork by Russian-American artist Alexander Liberman located on the south lawn of the Milwaukee Art Museum, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.. The artwork was made in 1974 from steel cylinders painted with a reflective white epoxy finish. It measures 15 feet (4.6 m) high by 31 feet (9.4 m) wide.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1974.
Wikidata Q4789616, matched on coordinates and name (368 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
What to expect
- Operated by
- Milwaukee Harbor Commission; Milwaukee County Historical Society; Wisconsin Marine Historical Society
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wind Leaves: 0.0 mi
- Pledge Allegiance: 0.2 mi
- Holiday Home (Milwaukee): 0.2 mi
- The Calling: 0.2 mi
- 833 East Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Urban Park: 0.1 mi
- Museum Center Park: 0.2 mi
- Pompeii Square: 0.3 mi
- Cathedral Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Catalano Square: 0.6 mi
- Lakefront Festival of Art: 0.1 mi
- Big Gig BBQ: 0.3 mi
- Black Arts Fest MKE: 0.3 mi
- Festa Italiana: 0.3 mi
- Fromm Petfest: 0.3 mi
- Milwaukee Purple Heart Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln 2009 Bicentennial Commemoration: 0.2 mi
- Gary George Wetzel: 0.2 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 0.3 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.5 mi
- Downer Woods: 3.1 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.6 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 5.0 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 0.1 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Apartment Garden: 2.1 mi
- All People's Garden: 2.1 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.4 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bradford Beach: 2.1 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.0 mi
- Private Beach: 11.4 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 24.1 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 24.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.5 mi
- Root Creek: 6.9 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.8 mi
- Raymond Center: 17.3 mi
- Denoon: 18.9 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 24.8 mi
- Mount Bayside: 10.1 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 23.9 mi
- Silurian Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Milwaukee Cargo Pier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Park Hill | SW 225° | 290 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6579143248
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