- Elevation, modelled
- 274 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway17.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 43.0768, -89.3843
Madison Children's Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled 274 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
non-profit organization in the USA
Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q6727907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madison Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 262° | 524 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 314° | 346 m | 21.5 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 184° | 338 m | 17.1 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 111° | 326 m | 12.0 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 333° | 319 m | 24.5 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WNW 303° | 317 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 226° | 316 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 224° | 313 m | 17.0 mi |
- 17.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Wisconsin State Constitution: 0.1 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad: 0.2 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Washburn Observatory: 1.2 mi
- African Penguins: 1.7 mi
- Grizzly Bears: 1.7 mi
- Seals: 1.7 mi
- Tiger: 1.7 mi
Museums: 27
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 0.2 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.3 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 1.1 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 23
- James Madison Beach: 0.3 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.4 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.4 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 0.8 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 20
- Bascom Hill: 1.0 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Heights: 3.1 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 3.3 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Train Car: 10.6 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.5 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascade Aerator: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Fellows: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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