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Rising Star Mill

Rising Star Mill from directly overhead

Rising Star Mill is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Blackberry Hill stands 408 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelsonvile Community Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

rising star flouring mill from 1868

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.49416, -89.31091

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nelsonville Commons: 0.2 mi
  • Amherst Junction Park: 1.6 mi
  • Meyers Lake Boat Landing: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Emily Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cate Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 44
  • World's Largest Potato Masher: 10.9 mi
  • Through the Head of a Needle: 11.4 mi
  • Gateway to the Pineries: 11.9 mi
  • Circle of the Seasons Chairs: 12.9 mi
  • Iris Fountain: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 18
  • Nelsonvile Community Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
  • Lost Creek Wetland: 8.1 mi
  • Little PLover River Barons Restoration: 9.8 mi
  • Little Plover River Savanna Restoration: 10.2 mi
  • Little Plover River Fishery Area: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Mount Joel: 12.9 mi
  • The Ledge: 17.0 mi
  • Blackberry Hill: 17.6 mi
  • Mosquito Bluff: 17.9 mi
  • Lone Rock: 21.7 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 11.4 mi
  • UWSP Campus Nursery: 13.2 mi
  • UWSP Campus Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Cultural Commons of Portage County: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Soo Line Caboose 158: 13.0 mi
  • Soo Line 2713: 13.0 mi
  • Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops: 22.6 mi
  • Evanswood Village Shops: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Park Road Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Chippy's Sports Beach: 23.6 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fenrich Springs: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackberry HillNNW 327°408 m17.6 mi
Mosquito BluffSSW 214°378 m17.9 mi
Rock HillW 276°363 m24.5 mi
The LedgeSW 217°346 m17.0 mi
Lone RockSW 219°342 m21.7 mi
Mount JoelSSE 153°279 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:10
June solstice05:1320:0220:46
September equinox06:4518:1818:57
December solstice07:3115:3316:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151930435666706860473422
Precip in1.21.11.83.44.15.03.83.83.62.71.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevens PT, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/666968345

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