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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: 50
  • 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: 37
Museums: 18
Artworks: 12
Peaks: 9
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Pike Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
  • South Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Public Beach: 17.0 mi
  • North Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Private Beach: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pet Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 3
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 HillSSW405 m10.7 mi
Holy HillSSW376 m15.3 mi
Dundee MountainN366 m14.7 mi
Conner HillN356 m17.4 mi
Fox HillSSW352 m5.8 mi
Johnson HillNNE351 m17.9 mi
McMullen HillN341 m16.5 mi
Garriety HillN337 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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