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Clapp Waterfowl Production Area

Clapp Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Clapp Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Promontory Park, a park 2.5 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

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Coordinates44.96531, -92.62822

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Promontory Park: 2.5 mi
  • Warren Park: 2.6 mi
  • Cedar Hills Park: 2.9 mi
  • Meadows Park: 3.3 mi
  • Glover Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Weiss Waterfowl Production Area: 4.4 mi
  • St. Croix County Waterfowl Production Area: 4.9 mi
  • Hanson Fishery Area: 5.4 mi
  • St. Croix County Wildlife Production Area: 5.5 mi
  • Trumpeter Swan Preserve: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
Artworks: 31
  • River Bench: 6.4 mi
  • Roaming Stone: 8.0 mi
  • Tug of War: 16.6 mi
  • Snowman: 18.1 mi
  • White Bear Center for the Arts: 20.5 mi
Museums: 18
Beaches: 13
Attractions: 13
  • Saint Croix Railroad: 6.8 mi
  • UWRF Observatory: 7.8 mi
  • Avalon: 10.4 mi
  • Empress: 10.4 mi
  • Jubilee II: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 7
  • Willow Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Vermillion Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 21.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Hellen: 4.4 mi
  • Coons Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Melander Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 10.5 mi
  • Starks Mound: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Robinson's Rocks: 21.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 21.6 mi
  • Skidmore Bluff: 23.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 23.8 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • White Worm Springs: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clapp Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ulvin HillSSE 160°336 m24.6 mi
Melander HillSSW 204°330 m8.2 mi
Dills MoundSSW 206°320 m14.3 mi
Starks MoundSSW 209°310 m12.3 mi
Bissel's MoundWSW 254°307 m10.5 mi
Coons HillW 277°268 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2520:1621:01
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4615:4416:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730435665706860473220
Precip in0.90.81.73.14.35.04.44.73.63.01.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — River Falls, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/521047570

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