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Northland College

Northland College from directly overhead

Northland College is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Young Elephant, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

liberal arts college in Wisconsin

Dates from 1892.

Wikidata Q7059510, matched on coordinates and name (246 m apart).

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates46.58049, -90.87280

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Penn Park: 0.5 mi
  • Central Railyard Park: 0.7 mi
  • Locomotive Park: 0.8 mi
  • West Second Street Historic District: 0.9 mi
  • Ellis Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 18
Waterfalls: 14
  • Morgan Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Brownstone Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Copper Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Cascades: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Potato River Falls: 18.2 mi
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 10
  • Washburn School Forest and Environmental Education Center: 7.8 mi
  • South Shore Road Park: 13.0 mi
  • Forest Park: 14.7 mi
  • Big Ravine Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
  • Fire Hill: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Valhalla: 12.6 mi
  • Mount Ashwabay: 14.0 mi
  • Saint Peters Dome: 15.9 mi
  • Bob Rock: 20.5 mi
  • Eagles Peak: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Locomotive 950: 0.8 mi
  • Ashland County Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
  • Artesian Well: 12.8 mi
  • Tsuga Lumps: 14.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Fish Creek Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Sajdak Springs: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Juniper Rock: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhittleseySSE 148°571 m22.8 mi
Mount WhittleseySSE 148°571 m22.8 mi
Eagles PeakSSE 150°507 m22.6 mi
Saint Peters DomeS 184°452 m15.9 mi
Mount ValhallaNW 318°412 m12.6 mi
Mount AshwabayN 352°400 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1120:1421:01
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4615:2816:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131727395161676658453220
Precip in1.31.11.62.93.64.24.13.83.63.31.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland 3S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3657929123

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