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The First House on the East Side of Milwaukee

The First House on the East Side of Milwaukee from directly overhead

The First House on the East Side of Milwaukee is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wisconsin's Oldest Newspaper, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

LeClaire's Trading Post

What the record says

Built
1903

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03897, -87.90982

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Nature reserves: 52
  • Lakeshore State Park: 0.8 mi
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 1.9 mi
  • Downer Woods: 3.2 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.7 mi
  • 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 36
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Bayside: 10.0 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The First House on the East Side of Milwaukee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillW 269°368 m24.4 mi
Buena Park HillSW 224°290 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636475969747265523928
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5616090092

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