Sauk County Historical Society History Center
Sauk County Historical Society History Center is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Attridge Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
office building located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States, along the Baraboo River
Dates from 1910s.
Wikidata Q106817093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Attridge Park: 0.1 mi
- Haskins Park: 0.2 mi
- Ochsner Park: 0.3 mi
- Clinton Square: 0.4 mi
- Max J. Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Pewits Nest State Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Chief Naaga Kermani Park and Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- McGilvra Woods State Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- East Bluff State Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Devil's Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- New Life Lavender Farm: 1.6 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.4 mi
- Fly High Helicopter Tours: 3.6 mi
- Balanced Rock: 4.1 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 4.2 mi
- Ring of Honor: 1.1 mi
- Ringling Brothers Circus: 1.5 mi
- Claude House: 3.1 mi
- Ringling Bungalow Foundation: 4.5 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 4.7 mi
- West Bluff: 3.3 mi
- West Bluff: 3.5 mi
- West Bluff: 3.5 mi
- East Bluff: 3.9 mi
- South Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Sauk Hill: 4.7 mi
- Southeast Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Sauk Point: 5.7 mi
- Devils Chair: 6.6 mi
- Diamond Hill: 7.4 mi
- Sauk County Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Steam and Gas Exhibits: 4.4 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 5.9 mi
- North Shore Beach: 3.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 4.4 mi
- Okee Beach: 11.9 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 13.8 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
- CCC Worker: 4.7 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 6.8 mi
- Time Keeper: 7.3 mi
- Forevertron: 7.3 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 10.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 14.0 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 14.4 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 21.6 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 22.6 mi
- Knot Garden: 1.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 1.7 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 4.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 8.1 mi
- Moe Settlement: 9.4 mi
- Dell Prairie: 13.8 mi
- Skillet Falls: 1.8 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sauk County Historical Society History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | SW 225° | 451 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sauk Point | ESE 120° | 449 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sauk Hill | S 182° | 445 m | 4.7 mi |
| Maple Hill | WSW 237° | 424 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | E 82° | 388 m | 12.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | NW 311° | 384 m | 21.6 mi |
| Townhall Hill | E 86° | 380 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 324° | 377 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baraboo Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/523614663
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