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Wisconsin Black Historical Society

Wisconsin Black Historical Society from directly overhead

Wisconsin Black Historical Society is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gift, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1987

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06826, -87.94700

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • 26th & Medford Play Area: 0.3 mi
  • Alwin Lopez (Al) Jarreau Park: 0.4 mi
  • 29th & Meinecke Play Area: 0.4 mi
  • Fondy Park: 0.6 mi
  • Moody Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves: 57
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.5 mi
  • Downer Woods: 3.4 mi
  • Lakeshore State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Sidney Woodlands Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 33
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Bayside: 8.2 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 22.6 mi
  • Holy Hill: 22.7 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.8 mi
  • Powder Hill: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillNW 313°405 m24.9 mi
Holy HillWNW 303°376 m22.7 mi
Lapham HillW 264°368 m22.6 mi
Buena Park HillSW 217°290 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535465868737164513928
Precip in1.51.51.83.73.74.83.63.73.02.72.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mary College, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/795425350

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