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Emma's House

Emma's House from directly overhead

Emma's House is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Original Burnett County Jail, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Grantsburg Area Historica Society

How to reach it

Coordinates45.77601, -92.68382

Overlooks nearby

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Burnett County Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
  • Burnett County Fairground: 0.6 mi
  • Fish Lake State Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
  • Thoreson American Legion Park: 5.0 mi
  • Crex Meadows State Public Hunting Grounds: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 4
  • Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 5.3 mi
  • Foxes Landing: 8.0 mi
  • amphitheater: 16.3 mi
  • Grand Casino Hinckley: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Crex Meadows: 7.8 mi
  • Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 12.1 mi
  • Ed. L. Peet: 12.6 mi
  • First Danish Seminary: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Pease Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Wild Mountain: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Clayton Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Goose Creek Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Spring Falls: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pease HillNNE 32°296 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1921:05
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:5015:4016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121730435666706860463218
Precip in0.90.91.62.94.14.44.64.43.73.21.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsburg, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4297023587

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