Megan's Benches
Megan's Benches is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayside Middle School Wildlife Prairie Preserve, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Contributed by Megan's MCWAH Colleagues
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bayside Middle School Wildlife Prairie Preserve: 0.0 mi
- Donges Bay Gorge: 1.8 mi
- Grasslyn Nature Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Sidney Woodlands Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Ellsworth Park: 0.2 mi
- Indian Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Bradley Road Greenspace: 1.2 mi
- Stormonth City Park: 2.0 mi
- Ozaukee County Virmond Park: 2.2 mi
- Little Dancer, At 14: 1.2 mi
- On Watch: 3.9 mi
- Dauntless Guardian: 4.5 mi
- Elk: 4.6 mi
- Spirit of the Firefighter: 5.1 mi
- Glendale Veteran's Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Mequon-Thiensville Gateway: 5.0 mi
- Christian Wahl: 6.4 mi
- Stinky Timbers: 6.6 mi
- Lapham Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Sprecher Brewery: 5.6 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 7.5 mi
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 8.3 mi
- Skyline Music: 8.4 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 9.2 mi
- Lynden Sculpture Garden: 1.8 mi
- Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum: 7.2 mi
- Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum: 7.7 mi
- Wisconsin Black Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- America’s Black Holocaust Museum: 8.3 mi
- President's Courtyard: 5.2 mi
- Florence Lambert Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Memory Garden: 6.0 mi
- Nigella Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Nigella Community Orchard: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.6 mi
- Private Beach: 1.6 mi
- Bradford Beach: 8.2 mi
- McKinley Beach: 8.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 10.2 mi
- Public Beach: 11.6 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 14.4 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 14.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.7 mi
- Mount Bayside: 0.4 mi
- Holy Hill: 21.9 mi
- Fox Hill: 22.2 mi
- Powder Hill: 22.6 mi
- Brookfield Center: 14.4 mi
- Root Creek: 15.2 mi
- Stonehaven: 22.2 mi
- Silurian Spring: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Megan's Benches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | WNW 294° | 405 m | 22.6 mi |
| Holy Hill | WNW 282° | 376 m | 21.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 307° | 352 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton Wwtp, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8768739524
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