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Sun Prairie Historical Museum

Sun Prairie Historical Museum from directly overhead

Sun Prairie Historical Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannery Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

third-class city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1839.

Wikidata Q1569489, matched on coordinates and name (496 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.18308, -89.21309
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cannery Square: 0.1 mi
  • Blankenheim Park: 0.3 mi
  • Angell Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wetmore Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Birkinbine Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Birch Walk: 8.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Event Garden: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 52
Museums: 23
Beaches: 22
  • Olbrich Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Warner Park Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 9.8 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Frost Woods Beach: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 11
Springs: 9
  • Council Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Williams Knoll: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 15.5 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty MoundSSE 168°326 m11.9 mi
Owls Head HillNW 307°319 m24.4 mi
Frederick's HillWSW 254°317 m14.3 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 229°310 m21.3 mi
Eagle HeightsWSW 240°308 m13.4 mi
Evergreen HillWSW 252°307 m17.4 mi
Goose Egg HillWNW 300°293 m24.1 mi
Bascom HillSW 232°290 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1819:5720:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2615:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/441891311

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