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Big And Little Marsh State Natural Area

Big And Little Marsh State Natural Area from directly overhead

Big And Little Marsh State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. 595 stands 181 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge, a park 1.7 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36444, -86.87028

83 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
Museums: 14
  • Washington Island Farm Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Thorstein Veblen Study Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • Jens Jacobson's Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • Jacobson's Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Door County Maritime Museum: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 3
Peaks: 3
  • 595: 23.3 mi
  • 591: 23.7 mi
  • 595: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Pottawatomie Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peninsula Point Recreation Area: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big And Little Marsh State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
595SW 236°181 m23.3 mi
595SW 234°181 m23.9 mi
591SW 235°180 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:00
June solstice05:0019:5420:40
September equinox06:3518:0818:47
December solstice07:2515:1916:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181928395060666659473626
Precip in1.61.11.72.93.03.12.83.03.23.62.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington IS, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354531705

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