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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. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 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

124 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • 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: 12
  • Morgan Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Brownstone Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Copper Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Potato River Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Upper Potato River Falls: 18.3 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: 6
  • 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 WhittleseySSE571 m22.8 mi
Eagles PeakSSE507 m22.6 mi
Saint Peters DomeS452 m15.9 mi
Mount ValhallaNW412 m12.6 mi
Mount AshwabayN400 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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