Black Earth Creek Natural Resource Area - Black Earth Creek Headwaters
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- Elevation, modelled
- 282 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 16.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway13.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 43.1015, -89.5454
Black Earth Creek Natural Resource Area - Black Earth Creek Headwaters is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 282 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinrich's Family Farm Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Dane County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Earth Creek Natural Resource Area - Black Earth Creek Headwaters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 252° | 524 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNW 346° | 449 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NNW 333° | 445 m | 23.4 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 265° | 354 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNW 331° | 346 m | 15.1 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | SSE 160° | 338 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hogback Hill | NW 321° | 329 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 270° | 327 m | 17.9 mi |
- 13.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hinrich's Family Farm Park: 0.1 mi
- Middleton Youth Lacrosse Field: 0.7 mi
- Penni Klein Park: 0.8 mi
- Middleton Firefighter's Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Ed Tallard Park: 0.8 mi
- Pope Farm Conservancy: 2.0 mi
- Tiedeman Pond Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- Graber Pond Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Goth Conservancy: 3.1 mi
- Ice Age Reserve Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Native American Garden: 2.1 mi
- Theme Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.1 mi
- Forward Garden: 2.1 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 5.2 mi
- Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 3.0 mi
- Taylor M. Dunn: 3.2 mi
- Bamforth Bluff Restoration: 5.0 mi
- Haney's Tavern: 5.1 mi
- Edward Young House: 6.0 mi
- Hoyt Park Pyramid: 5.8 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 6.1 mi
- Visible Bucky: 6.2 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 6.5 mi
- Community: 6.6 mi
- Black Hawk's Cave: 5.1 mi
- Richardson Cave: 5.2 mi
- Raymer's Ravine: 5.4 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 7.1 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 7.1 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 0.4 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 3.5 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 5.0 mi
- Eagle Heights: 5.2 mi
- Observatory Hill: 7.1 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 1.8 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 7.3 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 7.4 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 7.6 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 4.0 mi
- Indianola Beach: 6.0 mi
- Willow Beach: 6.5 mi
- Circle Bench: 7.1 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 7.4 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Table Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Maple Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Springs: 3.4 mi
- Spring House: 3.7 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.2 mi
- Council Spring: 6.6 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 6.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 8.4 mi
- Williams Knoll: 18.5 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Train Car: 7.2 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 22.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 22.9 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 7.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 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 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 4 mi away.
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