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First Ward Triangle

First Ward Triangle from directly overhead

First Ward Triangle is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Burns, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1847

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.04660, -87.89683

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 51
  • Lakeshore State Park: 0.9 mi
  • Downer Woods: 2.5 mi
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.7 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.0 mi
  • Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 34
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Bayside: 9.5 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillSW 224°290 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6778469694

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