Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area
Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Liberty Pole Hill stands 338 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Swenson Wet Prairie State Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Clarence Bridge Park: 4.5 mi
- Marigil Park: 5.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Tinker's Garden: 5.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 6.0 mi
- Swenson Wet Prairie State Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Avon Bottoms State Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Laona Heights Forest Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Laona Heights Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Colored Sands Forest Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Kelch Aviation Museum: 4.1 mi
- Brodhead Depot Museum: 5.7 mi
- Albany Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Stephen Mack Home: 14.3 mi
- Half Way Tree: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- English Settlement Cemetery: 14.2 mi
- First Methodist Episcopal Church: 15.8 mi
- Airway Beacon Generator Shed (historical): 4.0 mi
- Beckman Mill: 9.0 mi
- Blackhawk Farms Raceway: 12.4 mi
- Magnolia Cave: 13.1 mi
- Reubens Cave: 13.7 mi
- The Wall: 16.1 mi
- MAGGIE THE COW: 19.5 mi
- Cape Variations: 22.4 mi
- Iron Determination: 22.5 mi
- Rockmen Guardians: 22.5 mi
- Rotary Botanical Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Rose garden: 22.6 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 23.2 mi
- Marshall Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Liberty Pole Hill: 20.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 22.0 mi
- Turtle Mound: 22.5 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.7 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 18.1 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 23.2 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 23.2 mi
- Clarence: 4.4 mi
- Fellows: 16.0 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 24.6 mi
- Lions Beach: 19.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 22.3 mi
- Olson Beach: 23.4 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 22.7 mi
- Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Pole Hill | N 350° | 338 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Zion | ENE 61° | 316 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSW 201° | 294 m | 22.0 mi |
| Marshall Bluff | NW 323° | 265 m | 20.0 mi |
| Devil's Tea Table | W 277° | 246 m | 22.7 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SE 145° | 218 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brodhead Wwtp, 6 mi away.
- Killdeer9 obs
- Sundial Lupine7 obs
- Monarch5 obs
- Blue-spotted Salamander5 obs
- Pearl Crescent5 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog5 obs
- Tower Mustard4 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/24964009
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