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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art from directly overhead

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Centre Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

art museum in Madison, Wisconsin

Dates from 1901.

Wikidata Q6728060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.07452, -89.38891
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Inspiration Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Creativity Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Welcome Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Reynolds Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • UW Madison Botany Garden: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums: 28
Beaches: 24
  • James Madison Beach: 0.6 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 0.6 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Brittingham Beach: 0.8 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 20
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Springs: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.2 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 10.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.9 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 10.3 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.6 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 262°524 m23.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 315°346 m21.4 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 184°338 m17.0 mi
Liberty MoundESE 110°326 m12.1 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 334°319 m24.5 mi
Frederick's HillNW 306°317 m6.0 mi
Mount PleasantSW 226°316 m17.9 mi
Mount JuliaSW 223°313 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2708002125

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