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Tornado Memorial

Tornado Memorial from directly overhead

Tornado Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Muenk Playlot, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
Tornado Memorial April 4th, 1981 Barton, Wisconsin

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44386, -88.19422

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Muenk Playlot: 0.0 mi
  • Grant Playlot: 0.3 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.4 mi
  • Barton Park: 0.6 mi
  • Regner Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 52
  • Hepburn Woods: 1.1 mi
  • Lac Lawrann Conservancy: 1.1 mi
  • Albecker Natural Area: 1.9 mi
  • Gregg Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Fellenz Woods: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 18
Artworks: 12
Peaks: 9
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Pike Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
  • South Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Public Beach: 17.0 mi
  • South Beach: 20.4 mi
  • North Beach: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pet Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 13.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillSSW 213°405 m10.7 mi
Holy HillSSW 206°376 m15.3 mi
Dundee MountainN 6°366 m14.7 mi
Conner HillN 10°356 m17.4 mi
Fox HillSSW 211°352 m5.8 mi
Johnson HillNNE 12°351 m17.9 mi
McMullen HillN 9°341 m16.5 mi
Garriety HillN 9°337 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1319:5420:38
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2315:3316:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192233445666716962493625
Precip in1.91.72.03.93.94.44.04.03.22.92.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Bend Public Works, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5340115760

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