Bluff Creek State Natural Area
Bluff Creek State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 263 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Tree Bluff, a peak 0.5 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 263 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Flowing Well: 2.4 mi
- Moraine View Park: 3.1 mi
- Brewery Hill Park: 3.8 mi
- Birge Fountain Park: 4.0 mi
- Big Brick Park: 4.1 mi
- Clover Valley Fen State Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Young Prairie State Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Valley Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Lima Bog State Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Pioneer Lime Kiln: 3.8 mi
- Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 8.2 mi
- Stute Farmhouse: 8.4 mi
- Civil War Tree: 11.8 mi
- Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 11.9 mi
- Old Depot: 3.7 mi
- National Dairy Shrine Museum: 11.8 mi
- Hoard Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Milton House Museum: 13.5 mi
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.6 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 4.4 mi
- Ora Rice Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- Paul Lange Arboretum;Delavan Memorial Arboretum: 11.3 mi
- Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Stute Spring: 8.4 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.8 mi
- Scuppernong Springs: 13.9 mi
- Hillside Spring: 13.9 mi
- Sundial: 4.4 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 11.6 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 11.6 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 11.9 mi
- Civil War - Muster Tree and Train Depot Mural: 11.9 mi
- Science Education Center: 8.0 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 10.4 mi
- Ice Castles: 15.9 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 16.9 mi
- Yerkes Observatory: 17.0 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 2.4 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 7.1 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 8.1 mi
- Swimming Beach: 12.6 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 0.5 mi
- Bald Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Mount Zion: 14.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 21.4 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 22.4 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 11.7 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 11.9 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 17.1 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 17.1 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 21.2 mi
- Mayhews: 9.6 mi
- Army Lake: 15.1 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 23.3 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 23.4 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bluff Creek State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | NE 41° | 368 m | 21.4 mi |
| High Point | SSE 166° | 362 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | S 183° | 320 m | 0.5 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NE 48° | 317 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Zion | WSW 243° | 316 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | E 91° | 290 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitewater Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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