Gertrude Basse the Cow
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Gertrude Basse the Cow is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Murray Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Large fiberglass cow on the property of the Lifeway Milk Plant
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Murray Park: 0.3 mi
- Grandview Park: 0.7 mi
- Horeb Spring Park: 1.0 mi
- Pebble Valley Park: 1.2 mi
- Frame Park: 1.3 mi
- Battle House: 2.3 mi
- iCOMBAT Waukesha: 3.0 mi
- Caribou & Sandhill Crane: 10.0 mi
- Small Mammals Building: 10.1 mi
- Elk: 10.1 mi
- Pebble Creek Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Pebble Brook Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Stigler Nature Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Prairie Springs Environmental Education Center: 7.6 mi
- Genesee Oak Opening & Fen State Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Hadfield Company Lime Kilns: 1.5 mi
- Joyce Keckeisen: 7.3 mi
- Kurt Kneiske: 7.3 mi
- Steve Ferkans: 7.3 mi
- Marion Fleischmann: 7.3 mi
- play: 5.4 mi
- inspire: 5.4 mi
- dream: 5.4 mi
- Beasties™ Safari: 5.4 mi
- connect: 5.4 mi
- Waukesha County Historical Society Museum: 1.5 mi
- Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum: 6.9 mi
- Sussex Lisbon Area Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- New Berlin Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Ten Chimneys: 8.0 mi
- Kyle's Tomato Garden: 0.6 mi
- Frame Park Formal Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.4 mi
- Genetti Gardens & Gallery: 8.1 mi
- Native Perennial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Tembo Trail: 10.2 mi
- Savanna Walk: 10.2 mi
- Little Oak Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Maple Cove Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Silurian Spring: 1.8 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 8.4 mi
- Parry Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 10.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 13.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 17.6 mi
- McKinley Beach: 18.3 mi
- Bradford Beach: 18.8 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 20.1 mi
- Brookfield Center: 5.7 mi
- Root Creek: 13.1 mi
- Denoon: 13.6 mi
- Army Lake: 16.9 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 18.6 mi
- Lapham Hill: 7.5 mi
- Holy Hill: 15.3 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 16.5 mi
- Powder Hill: 19.8 mi
- Mount Bayside: 20.0 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 23.3 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 24.1 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gertrude Basse the Cow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | N 350° | 405 m | 19.8 mi |
| Holy Hill | NNW 344° | 376 m | 15.3 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 271° | 368 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 359° | 352 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Bluff | SW 235° | 317 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | S 178° | 290 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:35 | 16:22 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukesha Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6534513956
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