Harry Houdini meets Edna Ferber
Harry Houdini meets Edna Ferber is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Houdini Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
In July of 1904 Edna Ferber met up with Harry Houdini for an interview. It is said that Harry Houdini handed Edna a lock off of a candy machine they had been standing next to and telling her to "give it back to the store owner:.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Houdini Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Jones Park: 0.2 mi
- City Park: 0.3 mi
- Ellen Kort Peace Park: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Building for Kids: 0.1 mi
- Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 0.1 mi
- Lawrence University Arch: 0.2 mi
- CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 1.6 mi
- Fallen Officers: 0.4 mi
- Vulcan Street Plant Replica: 0.4 mi
- First Commercially Successful Electric Street Railway: 0.5 mi
- Mill Creek Ravine: 0.6 mi
- Number 736: 1.2 mi
- Fox River Academy Ravine: 1.1 mi
- Highland's Habitat: 1.9 mi
- Wild Ones Wild Center: 3.5 mi
- Heckrodt Wetland Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Casaloma Conservancy: 3.7 mi
- Appleton History Museum & Research Center: 0.1 mi
- Building for Kids: 0.1 mi
- The History Museum at the Castle: 0.2 mi
- Appleton History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Atlas Science Center: 0.6 mi
- Fox River Oracle: 0.2 mi
- Aerial Landscape: 0.3 mi
- Metamorphosis: 0.5 mi
- Horse Statue: 3.6 mi
- Mustang Horse Statue: 4.1 mi
- Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 0.4 mi
- Courtyard: 1.4 mi
- Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 2.0 mi
- Gardens of the Fox Cities: 2.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Jennerjohn Hill: 6.8 mi
- Gopher Hill: 14.7 mi
- Turney Hill: 16.8 mi
- Mosquito Hill: 16.9 mi
- Sledding Hill: 20.4 mi
- Grand Chute: 0.7 mi
- Lawesburg: 1.1 mi
- Wakefield: 6.6 mi
- Harrison: 10.4 mi
- Lime Rock: 16.7 mi
- Niagara Excarpment: 8.9 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 8.9 mi
- Grand Butte Des Morts: 16.7 mi
- Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Courtyard: 5.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 2.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harry Houdini meets Edna Ferber. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Hill | WNW 299° | 296 m | 16.9 mi |
| Turney Hill | NW 308° | 280 m | 16.8 mi |
| Scray Hill | ENE 62° | 269 m | 22.8 mi |
| Gopher Hill | NE 46° | 223 m | 14.7 mi |
| Platten Hill | NE 36° | 219 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8988573523
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