Donges Bay Gorge
Donges Bay Gorge is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Private Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ozaukee County Virmond Park: 0.4 mi
- Ellsworth Park: 1.6 mi
- Indian Creek Park: 2.6 mi
- Bradley Road Greenspace: 3.0 mi
- River Barn Park: 3.2 mi
- Bayside Middle School Wildlife Prairie Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Grasslyn Nature Reserve: 1.9 mi
- River Forest Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Scout Park: 3.3 mi
- Shoreland Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Megan's Benches: 1.8 mi
- Mequon-Thiensville Gateway: 4.3 mi
- Glendale Veteran's Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Harriet Tubman's freedom train: 6.4 mi
- Hamilton Park: 6.5 mi
- Little Dancer, At 14: 3.0 mi
- On Watch: 5.3 mi
- Elk: 5.7 mi
- Dauntless Guardian: 5.9 mi
- Spirit of the Firefighter: 6.7 mi
- Sprecher Brewery: 7.4 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 9.3 mi
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 10.1 mi
- Skyline Music: 10.2 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 11.0 mi
- Lynden Sculpture Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: 7.2 mi
- Cedarburg History Museum: 7.7 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 7.7 mi
- Cedarburg Fire Department Museum: 7.8 mi
- President's Courtyard: 3.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 4.5 mi
- Florence Lambert Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Nigella Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Nigella Community Orchard: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 9.0 mi
- Private Beach: 0.3 mi
- Public Beach: 9.8 mi
- Bradford Beach: 10.0 mi
- McKinley Beach: 10.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 12.0 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 12.6 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 12.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.9 mi
- Mount Bayside: 1.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 21.2 mi
- Holy Hill: 21.7 mi
- Powder Hill: 22.0 mi
- Brookfield Center: 15.5 mi
- Root Creek: 17.0 mi
- Stonehaven: 20.4 mi
- Silurian Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Donges Bay Gorge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | WNW 290° | 405 m | 22.0 mi |
| Holy Hill | W 277° | 376 m | 21.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | WNW 303° | 352 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton Wwtp, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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