- Elevation, modelled
- 265 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway17.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 43.0745, -89.3889
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled 265 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wisconsin Veterans Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
art museum in Madison, Wisconsin
Dates from 1901.
Wikidata Q6728060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 262° | 524 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 315° | 346 m | 21.4 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 184° | 338 m | 17.0 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 110° | 326 m | 12.1 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 334° | 319 m | 24.5 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NW 306° | 317 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 226° | 316 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 223° | 313 m | 16.7 mi |
- 17.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Wisconsin State Constitution: 0.2 mi
- Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad: 0.4 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Washburn Observatory: 1.0 mi
- African Penguins: 1.5 mi
- Tiger: 1.5 mi
- Grizzly Bears: 1.5 mi
- Seals: 1.5 mi
Museums: 28
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 0.1 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 0.8 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 23
- 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
- Bascom Hill: 0.8 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.0 mi
- Eagle Heights: 2.9 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 3.1 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 6.0 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
- 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 | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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