Deansville Wildlife Area
Deansville Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Deansville State Wildlife Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Deansville State Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
- Deansville Fen State Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Scenic Circle Park: 3.9 mi
- Blooming Meadows Park: 4.1 mi
- Riverview Park: 4.1 mi
- Patrick Marsh Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Dr. J.S. Garman Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Token Creek Natural Resource Area: 9.9 mi
- Holland Fields Conservancy: 11.2 mi
- Snapper Prairie State Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Sid Boyum Satyr: 5.0 mi
- Sid Boyum Cubist Forum: 5.0 mi
- Joseph Solomon: 12.2 mi
- David Frischkorn: 14.2 mi
- William Cummings: 14.2 mi
- Dragon Statue: 11.7 mi
- Sid Boyum Lantern in Beige: 13.4 mi
- Pink Elephant: 13.5 mi
- Changing Graffiti: 14.2 mi
- Sid Boyum Crowning Woman: 14.2 mi
- Birch Walk: 14.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 14.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.2 mi
- Event Garden: 14.2 mi
- Haunted House: 4.9 mi
- Angell Park Speedway: 5.7 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 6.6 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 6.6 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 6.6 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Sun Prairie Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Waterloo Area Historical Society Museum: 6.9 mi
- Columbus Antique Mall and Museum: 9.7 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 15.6 mi
- Olbrich Beach: 14.2 mi
- Warner Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Schluter Beach: 15.1 mi
- Frost Woods Beach: 16.0 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 16.2 mi
- Mill Hill: 12.0 mi
- Liberty Mound: 14.4 mi
- Bascom Hill: 17.7 mi
- Observatory Hill: 17.8 mi
- Eagle Heights: 19.0 mi
- Artesian Well: 10.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 11.4 mi
- Council Spring: 19.7 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 19.7 mi
- Big Spring: 19.8 mi
- Maple Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Fox Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Whites Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Allen Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Saint Lawrence Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 17.4 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.0 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 23.4 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Williams Knoll: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deansville Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Mound | S 189° | 326 m | 14.4 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WSW 250° | 317 m | 19.8 mi |
| Eagle Heights | WSW 241° | 308 m | 19.0 mi |
| Evergreen Hill | WSW 250° | 307 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bascom Hill | SW 235° | 290 m | 17.7 mi |
| Observatory Hill | SW 236° | 290 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mill Hill | NNE 16° | 276 m | 12.0 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NE 44° | 269 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Wwtp, 7 mi away.
- prickly cucumber6 obs
- wild parsnip4 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant3 obs
- box elder3 obs
- common jewelweed3 obs
- giant sunflower3 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler3 obs
- Wild Turkey2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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