- Elevation, modelled
- 258 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 7.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway11.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 43.0838, -89.7366
Black Earth Creek Fishery Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 258 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Earth Creek Fishery Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 237° | 524 m | 7.0 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 344° | 451 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sauk Point | N 9° | 449 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sauk Hill | N 357° | 445 m | 22.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 338° | 424 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 254° | 371 m | 18.3 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | W 272° | 366 m | 23.7 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 267° | 354 m | 8.3 mi |
- 11.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.7 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 2.1 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 2.5 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 3.1 mi
- New Observatory Woods State Natural Area: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Salmo Pond County Park: 3.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 3.7 mi
- Creekside Park: 3.7 mi
- Hollfelder Park: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Glen Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Haney's Tavern: 4.8 mi
- Union Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Brigham Park: 5.7 mi
- Springdale Lutheran Church: 5.9 mi
- Blue Mounds Fort: 6.6 mi
Gardens
- Forward Garden: 8.5 mi
- Native American Garden: 8.6 mi
- Theme Garden: 8.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.6 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- Toy Soldier: 10.3 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 12.0 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 14.5 mi
- Community: 14.5 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 45
- Little Norway: 4.8 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 6.1 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 6.1 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 6.1 mi
- Richardson Cave: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 37
- Blue Mounds: 7.0 mi
- Indian Castle: 8.3 mi
- Pine Knob: 8.4 mi
- Donald Rock: 8.9 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 25
- Mazo Beach: 10.6 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 12.3 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 13.0 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 13.5 mi
- Indianola Beach: 15.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 3.8 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 11.4 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 11.5 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Table Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Fox Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Point Bluff: 16.3 mi
Springs: 10
- Spring House: 6.2 mi
- Riley Spring: 7.2 mi
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Springs: 13.0 mi
- Merrill Spring: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Tribal Council Picnic: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascade Aerator: 13.3 mi
- Stephens Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Train Car: 10.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:41 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 7 mi away.
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