Swarthout Museum
Swarthout Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Explore La Crosse, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 23.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hass bench · 4 mi
- Table rock · 4 mi
- BoyScout Bench · 4 mi
- Stoney Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burns Park: 0.1 mi
- Cameron Park: 0.4 mi
- Weigent Park: 0.6 mi
- Lueth Bicycle and Skate Park: 0.6 mi
- Drake Field: 0.6 mi
- Paul E. Stry Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- City of La Crosse: 3.0 mi
- City of La Crosse: 4.1 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Miller Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.7 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 0.7 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 1.6 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 5.2 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 5.6 mi
- Luther College: 10.8 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 0.3 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 0.5 mi
- Riverside Museum: 0.8 mi
- Visitors Center: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 0.6 mi
- Ribbon V: 0.8 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 1.7 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 5.0 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.1 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 0.1 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 0.7 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 0.8 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 8.1 mi
- Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
- Quarry: 2.1 mi
- King Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 17.2 mi
- 4th class climb: 17.9 mi
- Queen Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 0.8 mi
- Black River Beach: 2.3 mi
- Airport Beach: 4.2 mi
- Jersey Valley County Park Beach: 23.7 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 3.5 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 4.5 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 19.3 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 17.1 mi
- Big Spring: 20.3 mi
- Little Spring: 20.6 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 12.0 mi
- Ashton: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swarthout Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | NE 48° | 428 m | 22.3 mi |
| Krueger Hill | NE 42° | 414 m | 15.5 mi |
| Wanless Hill | NE 45° | 414 m | 19.2 mi |
| Waldness Hill | NE 46° | 413 m | 18.5 mi |
| Heller Hill | NE 45° | 412 m | 18.2 mi |
| Peacock Hill | N 11° | 401 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 98° | 394 m | 15.7 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 352° | 377 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:07 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse WFO, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367811296
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