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Mill Creek Ravine

Mill Creek Ravine from directly overhead

Mill Creek Ravine is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Arbutus Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates44.26775, -88.41177

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arbutus Park: 0.1 mi
  • Houdini Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.6 mi
  • City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ellen Kort Peace Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Building for Kids: 0.5 mi
  • Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 0.5 mi
  • Lawrence University Arch: 0.7 mi
  • CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 1.2 mi
  • Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 51
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 23
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 17
  • Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 0.9 mi
  • Courtyard: 1.3 mi
  • Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 1.7 mi
  • Gardens of the Fox Cities: 2.1 mi
  • Community Gardens: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Turney Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Mosquito Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Niagara Excarpment: 9.4 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.5 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.6 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.6 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 3.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillWNW 299°296 m16.4 mi
Turney HillNW 308°280 m16.3 mi
Scray HillENE 63°269 m22.9 mi
Gopher HillNE 49°223 m14.7 mi
Platten HillNE 38°219 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11740032933

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