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Larson House Museum

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Larson House Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Liberty Pole Hill stands 338 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arnold Larson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
McFarland Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.01222, -89.28959

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arnold Larson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Discovery Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Woodland Commons Park: 0.6 mi
  • Highland Oaks Park: 0.6 mi
  • Egner Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • McFarland Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Rimrock/Green Gardens: 4.8 mi
  • Badger Fountain of Life Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Quann Community Gardens: 5.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Robert the Gorilla: 2.6 mi
  • Monona Sails: 2.9 mi
  • Monona M: 3.5 mi
  • Wizard: 4.4 mi
  • Changing Graffiti: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 56
Beaches: 22
  • Frost Woods Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Pet Swim Area: 4.2 mi
  • Esther Beach: 4.2 mi
  • La Follette Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 14
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Council Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Springs: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Williams Knoll: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.7 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty Pole HillSSW 206°338 m14.0 mi
Liberty MoundE 88°326 m6.4 mi
Frederick's HillNW 308°317 m12.5 mi
Mount PleasantWSW 246°316 m19.7 mi
Mount JuliaWSW 245°313 m18.3 mi
Badger Mill HillW 260°310 m12.4 mi
Eagle HeightsWNW 303°308 m9.3 mi
Evergreen HillWNW 297°307 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5720:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2615:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/679961273

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