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Wisconsin Welcomes You

Wisconsin Welcomes You from directly overhead

Wisconsin Welcomes You is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridge View Park - Future, a park 1.1 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Wisconsin Welcomes You
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.05282, -92.77859

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bridge View Park - Future: 1.1 mi
  • South Lowell Park: 1.2 mi
  • Old Athletic Field: 1.3 mi
  • North Lowell Park: 1.3 mi
  • Teddy Bear Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Veteran's Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Tamarack House Site: 1.9 mi
  • St. Croix Scenic Overlook: 2.1 mi
  • St. Croix Boom Site: 2.2 mi
  • Otto Berg Memorial: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • River Bench: 5.8 mi
  • Roaming Stone: 7.2 mi
  • Snowman: 10.7 mi
  • Tug of War: 10.8 mi
  • White Bear Center for the Arts: 11.5 mi
Museums: 36
Attractions: 34
  • Avalon: 1.1 mi
  • Empress: 1.1 mi
  • Showboat: 1.2 mi
  • Anastasia: 1.2 mi
  • Jubilee II: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 30
Beaches: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Fairy Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Willow Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Coons Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Hellen: 6.9 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 9.3 mi
  • Melander Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Starks Mound: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 18.8 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 19.1 mi
  • Wabun A: 22.9 mi
  • Wabun C: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 15.9 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 18.6 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 18.8 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 18.9 mi
  • Robinson's Rocks: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • White Worm Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillSSE 163°330 m14.2 mi
Dills MoundS 177°320 m18.9 mi
Starks MoundS 176°310 m16.8 mi
Bissel's MoundSSW 197°307 m9.3 mi
Norwegian HillW 265°293.522 m22.8 mi
Sandstone PointNNE 13°287 m24.3 mi
Coons HillSSE 161°268 m5.7 mi
Peaslee PeakN 11°229 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1721:02
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4715:4416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335496171757365523724
Precip in1.00.91.53.14.25.44.55.33.23.21.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9617182741

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