Busse Prairie Preserve
Busse Prairie Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Mount Zion stands 316 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Flora Fen on Racoon Creek, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Land Institiute
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Flora Fen on Racoon Creek: 1.2 mi
- Rockton Bog Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Two Rivers Forest Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Colored Sands Forest Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Calvin and Sophia Ferguson Forest Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Beckman Mill park: 1.5 mi
- Beckman Park: 1.5 mi
- Newark Road Prairie State Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Harper's Prairie Park: 4.2 mi
- Christilla Park: 4.2 mi
- Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Stephen Mack Home: 4.4 mi
- Wright Museum of Art: 5.8 mi
- Rasey House: 5.9 mi
- Logan Museum of Anthropology: 5.9 mi
- Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 9.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Home of Governor Harvey: 11.6 mi
- Shopiere Clock: 11.6 mi
- Beckman Mill: 1.4 mi
- Blackhawk Farms Raceway: 2.0 mi
- Macktown County Forest Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 5.3 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 9.1 mi
- The Wall: 6.0 mi
- MAGGIE THE COW: 13.6 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 15.1 mi
- Symbol: 15.2 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 15.2 mi
- Rotary Botanical Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 14.8 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 15.2 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 15.3 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 7.7 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 8.2 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 19.9 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 20.0 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 24.3 mi
- Lions Beach: 13.8 mi
- Olson Beach: 13.9 mi
- Standfield Beach: 16.7 mi
- Clarence: 14.3 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 14.4 mi
- Fellows: 17.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 15.5 mi
- Turtle Mound: 15.8 mi
- Mount Zion: 18.5 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 15.2 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busse Prairie Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion | NE 38° | 316 m | 18.5 mi |
| Turtle Mound | S 170° | 218 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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