Historic site · Wisconsin
World's Largest Penny
World's Largest Penny is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Jack Pine Lookout Tower stands 479 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates45.89506, -89.70013
110 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 41
- Alvin R Gongaware Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Torpy Park: 1.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.7 mi
- Dorwin Park: 1.8 mi
- Minocqua Park Complex: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Lakeland Union High School Forest: 1.4 mi
- Crawling Stone Woods: 9.0 mi
- Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Camp Island: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Island: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 14
- World's Largest Penny: 0.0 mi
- White-handed Gibbon: 2.0 mi
- Siamang: 2.0 mi
- Budgie Encounter: 2.0 mi
- Mountian Lion: 2.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum: 0.1 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 1.8 mi
- Waswagoning: 8.6 mi
- Nature Center: 8.6 mi
- Vilas County Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 0.1 mi
- M60A3 Patton Tank: 0.5 mi
- Snowmobile: 10.3 mi
- Lac du Flambeau: 11.7 mi
- Great Lakes Intertribal Council: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Brandy Beach: 0.5 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 1.6 mi
- Hodag Beach: 21.8 mi
- Crystal Beach: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- Hodag: 22.0 mi
- Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 22.5 mi
- Dinosaurs: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Newman Lake Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Ferry Springs: 19.8 mi
- Newman Springs: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cedar Falls: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Jack Pine Lookout Tower: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Manson: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Northwoods Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Largest Penny. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pine Lookout Tower | SSW 198° | 479 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:07 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:27 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minocqua, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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