- Elevation, modelled
- 250 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 9.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 43.1314, -89.7267
Black Earth Creek Fishery Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 250 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 36 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 | SW 222° | 524 m | 9.6 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 339° | 451 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sauk Point | N 9° | 449 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sauk Hill | N 355° | 445 m | 18.8 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 333° | 424 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 246° | 371 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | W 264° | 366 m | 24.3 mi |
| Indian Castle | WSW 247° | 354 m | 9.5 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 0.6 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.1 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.4 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.8 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Creekside Park: 0.9 mi
- Veteran's Park: 1.1 mi
- Salmo Pond County Park: 2.0 mi
- Hollfelder Park: 3.6 mi
- Halfway Prairie Schoolhouse: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Old Halfway Prairie: 3.6 mi
- Haney's Tavern: 4.4 mi
- Village Of Dover: 6.0 mi
- Matz Farmstead: 6.9 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 7.8 mi
Gardens
- Forward Garden: 8.9 mi
- Native American Garden: 8.9 mi
- Theme Garden: 8.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 9.0 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 10.1 mi
Artworks
- Toy Soldier: 12.1 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 13.6 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 15.1 mi
- Hoyt Park Pyramid: 15.1 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 50
- Little Norway: 7.9 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 8.3 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 9.1 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 9.1 mi
- Richardson Cave: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 36
- Pine Knob: 9.0 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Indian Castle: 9.5 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 9.5 mi
- Blue Mounds: 9.6 mi
Museums: 26
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 1.2 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 11.2 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 25
- Mazo Beach: 7.9 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 9.7 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 13.4 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 14.2 mi
- Indianola Beach: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Table Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Fox Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Point Bluff: 14.6 mi
Springs: 10
- Spring House: 6.7 mi
- Riley Spring: 9.2 mi
- Springs: 12.3 mi
- Big Spring: 12.7 mi
- Merrill Spring: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Train Car: 12.3 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.9 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Aerator: 14.7 mi
- Stephens Falls: 21.5 mi
- Skillet Falls: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Tribal Council Picnic: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 17.2 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 | 16:27 |
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, 5 mi away.
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