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Mathias Mitchell Public Square

Mathias Mitchell Public Square is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 332 m. Blackberry Hill stands 408 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Polish Chicken, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Mathias Mitchell Public Square–Main Street Historic District is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16979071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1847
Elevation
332 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52340, -89.58594

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vice Admiral A.W. Grant Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pfiffner Pioneer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mead Park: 0.4 mi
  • Slomann Park: 0.4 mi
  • Emerson Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 44
  • The Polish Chicken: 0.0 mi
  • What the Lion Cannot Manage, the Fox Can: 0.0 mi
  • Trailblazer: 0.0 mi
  • Point Brewery Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Menominee Ricing Canoe: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 10
Peaks: 10
  • Rock Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Blackberry Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Haumschild Hill: 15.8 mi
  • The Ledge: 15.9 mi
  • Mosquito Bluff: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Cultural Commons of Portage County: 0.2 mi
  • UWSP Campus Garden: 0.6 mi
  • UWSP Campus Nursery: 0.7 mi
  • Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 5.0 mi
  • Karen Bingham Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mathias Mitchell Public Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackberry HillNNE 17°408 m13.3 mi
Mosquito BluffSSE 168°378 m17.4 mi
Maple HillNW 320°368 m19.4 mi
Rock HillW 273°363 m10.8 mi
Haumschild HillNW 313°354 m15.8 mi
Smoky HillNW 308°351 m20.9 mi
The LedgeSSE 168°346 m15.9 mi
Lone RockS 180°342 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:11
June solstice05:1420:0320:48
September equinox06:4618:1918:58
December solstice07:3315:3416:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151930435666706860473422
Precip in1.21.11.83.44.15.03.83.83.62.71.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevens PT, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 86001513OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/246376164

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