Aurora Lake State Natural Area
Aurora Lake State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 507 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Escanaba Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area, a park 2.3 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 24 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles.
Aurora Lake is a 94-acre undeveloped, shallow, soft water drainage lake located in an elongated pitted outwash basin. The bottom is primarily muck with a maximum depth of only 4 feet. The fertile water is dominated by wild rice and supports a diversity of
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Heritage Drive
118 named places within 25 miles
- Escanaba Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Sayner Park: 2.8 mi
- Plum Lake Hemlock Forest State Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Trout Lake Conifer Swamp State Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Bittersweet Lakes State Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Mud Minnow Unit: 8.9 mi
- Vilas County Forest- White Squaw Unit: 9.2 mi
- Upper Bucktabon Springs State Natural Area: 9.8 mi
- Lakeland Union High School Forest: 10.5 mi
- Vilas County Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum: 11.7 mi
- Waswagoning: 13.4 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 13.5 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 11.8 mi
- Budgie Encounter: 13.5 mi
- Woodchuck: 13.5 mi
- Prairie Dog: 13.5 mi
- Mountian Lion: 13.5 mi
- Snowmobile: 3.2 mi
- First Forest Patrol Flight: 5.1 mi
- M60A3 Patton Tank: 11.5 mi
- Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 11.7 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 11.8 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 21.7 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 21.7 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 21.7 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 21.8 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 21.8 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Bobcat Lake Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Brandy Beach: 11.5 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 13.2 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 19.3 mi
- Military Hill: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aurora Lake State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Hill | E 83° | 560 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:07 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:26 | 16:16 |
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 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Germain, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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