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Old Settlers Society

Old Settlers Society from directly overhead

Old Settlers Society is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Moe, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
OLD SETTLERS SOCIETY Racine Co. Wis Organized March 14, 1870

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68131, -88.06046

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Old Settlers Park: 0.1 mi
  • Shepherds College Park: 0.3 mi
  • Well No 3 Park: 0.5 mi
  • Schoolyard Park: 0.5 mi
  • Union Grove Village Square: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Apple Holler: 5.4 mi
  • Abandoned Haunted House Complex: 5.6 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 7.1 mi
  • Laser Tag: 9.5 mi
  • The Vault: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Jockey International Globe: 13.3 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 14.1 mi
  • Ma Mère: 14.2 mi
  • Sphere: 14.3 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 35
Gardens: 22
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Pet Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 16
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Tom: 6.8 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 15.3 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW290 m11.6 mi
Gander MountainSSW283 m14.6 mi
Hill FifteenSW276 m19.2 mi
Camelback KameSW268 m22.7 mi
Mount TomWSW265 m6.8 mi
Mount MoriahSW257 m15.3 mi
Bald KnobSSW235 m21.8 mi
Leahy HillSSE234 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1519:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202434455666716961493726
Precip in1.81.52.13.54.14.53.53.83.42.92.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Grove Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5026878360

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