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Jones Island Community Site

Jones Island Community Site from directly overhead

Jones Island Community Site is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaszube's Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

Wikidata Q6275227, matched on coordinates and name (154 m apart).

What the record says

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Inscription
Jones Island Community Site designated as a Milwaukee Landmark in 1974 in rrcognition of the unique multi-ethnic fishing village that floutished on this peninsula during the late 19th and 20th centuries and played a sihnificant role in the city’s hisyory

How to reach it

Coordinates43.01714, -87.90019

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Peacemakers: 0.6 mi
  • Sunrise: 0.6 mi
  • Current Events: 0.6 mi
  • UMOS Mural: 0.7 mi
  • Our Town Crew MVPs: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 49
  • Lakeshore State Park: 1.1 mi
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.5 mi
  • 30th & Fardale Green Space: 3.9 mi
  • Downer Woods: 4.5 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 38
  • Hide House Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Cudahy Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Tropical Dome: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 37
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Bayside: 11.5 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 22.8 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Island Community Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillW 273°368 m24.9 mi
Buena Park HillSW 227°290 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736465768737265534030
Precip in1.81.72.23.93.54.43.43.73.22.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milwaukee Mitchell AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8132568430

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