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Harry Houdini Bust

Harry Houdini Bust from directly overhead

Harry Houdini Bust is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Houdini Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates44.26115, -88.40655

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Houdini Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ellen Kort Peace Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 0.0 mi
  • Building for Kids: 0.1 mi
  • Lawrence University Arch: 0.3 mi
  • CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 49
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 23
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 14
  • Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 0.5 mi
  • Courtyard: 1.3 mi
  • Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 2.1 mi
  • Gardens of the Fox Cities: 2.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Turney Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Mosquito Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 2.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillWNW296 m16.9 mi
Turney HillNW280 m16.8 mi
Scray HillENE269 m22.9 mi
Gopher HillNE223 m14.8 mi
Platten HillNE219 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1119:5720:42
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2715:3016:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182031445767717061493624
Precip in1.41.11.93.23.64.63.83.63.22.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7080176850

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