Blackhawk Island State Natural Area
Blackhawk Island State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 283 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside & Great Northern Railway, a museum 0.6 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Indiana Avenue Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- Jenkin's Park: 1.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.9 mi
- Hulbert Creek Woods State Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Bowman Park: 2.1 mi
- The SkyScraper: 1.6 mi
- #FYP Totally 80's: 1.6 mi
- Vertical Illusions: 1.6 mi
- Pontiac Fiero Ranch: 1.6 mi
- Dells Ghost Boat: 1.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 1.8 mi
- Fox Point: 4.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 4.4 mi
- Grubb Hill: 6.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.1 mi
- Louie Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Coon Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Rogge Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Swandas Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Moran Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 1.7 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 3.3 mi
- Hop Raising: 6.8 mi
- Aldo Leopold Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 0.6 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Root Beer: 1.9 mi
- Dells Country Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Dell Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Moe Settlement: 5.9 mi
- New Chester: 16.6 mi
- Quincy: 17.6 mi
- Adams Center: 18.4 mi
- North Shore Beach: 15.7 mi
- South Shore Beach: 16.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
- Boating Beach: 19.7 mi
- Swimming Beach: 20.0 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 1.9 mi
- CCC Worker: 17.0 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 19.4 mi
- Forevertron: 19.8 mi
- Time Keeper: 19.9 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 10.4 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 11.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 21.8 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 22.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 13.0 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 16.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.1 mi
- Knot Garden: 13.1 mi
- Skillet Falls: 14.1 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackhawk Island State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | S 191° | 451 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sauk Point | SSE 156° | 449 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sauk Hill | S 174° | 445 m | 17.2 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSW 198° | 424 m | 18.4 mi |
| Johnson Hill | WNW 296° | 411 m | 24.1 mi |
| Daylight Hill | WNW 285° | 396 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | SE 128° | 388 m | 17.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 277° | 384 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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