Museum · Wisconsin
Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center
Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gillett Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ho-Chunk Nation
How to reach it
Coordinates43.97643, -90.50431
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gillett Park: 0.1 mi
- Buckley Park: 0.3 mi
- Fireman's Park: 0.4 mi
- Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- Hiawatha Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Camels Hump: 1.3 mi
- Pikes Peak: 5.3 mi
- Limekiln Hill: 6.8 mi
- Coles Peak: 7.2 mi
- Stevens Knoll: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Tomah: 1.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Sparta Free Library: 15.5 mi
- Masonic Lodge: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Stone Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Windrow Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Bald Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Bee Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Balls Bluff: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Elroy Tunnel Mural: 20.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Shrine: 22.4 mi
- Saint Frances Xavier Mother Cabrini: 22.5 mi
- Crucifixion Shrine: 22.5 mi
- Joan of Arc: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- La Crosse River State Fishery Area: 12.4 mi
- School District of West Salem Outdoor Education Center: 12.7 mi
- Wildcat Mountain State Park: 19.5 mi
- Mauston School Forest: 21.8 mi
- Fish Creek: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 2: 10.4 mi
- Cranberry Discovery Center: 10.6 mi
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 3: 11.5 mi
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 1: 11.8 mi
- Omaha State Trail Tunnel: 15.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum: 15.5 mi
- Elroy Museum: 20.1 mi
- Hillsboro Historical Society: 23.5 mi
- Bangor & Area Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- Boorman House: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 19.4 mi
- Millston Rest Area 53: 20.1 mi
- Black River Falls Rest Area 54: 22.0 mi
- Rest area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cheyenne Valley: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Jersey Valley County Park Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | W 280° | 428 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sugarbush Hill | SW 230° | 427 m | 8.8 mi |
| Erdman Hill | SW 234° | 416 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wanless Hill | W 275° | 414 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Eve | ESE 121° | 413 m | 8.5 mi |
| Waldness Hill | W 273° | 413 m | 23.5 mi |
| Heller Hill | W 273° | 412 m | 24.0 mi |
| Johnson Hill | SE 131° | 411 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:05 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mather 3 NW, 16 mi away.
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