Dorn Creek State Fishery Area
Dorn Creek State Fishery Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorn Creek Marsh State Fishery Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dorn Creek Marsh State Fishery Area: 0.1 mi
- Metropolitan Park: 0.8 mi
- Christina Park: 1.0 mi
- John Harvey & Lucille Taylor Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 1.7 mi
- Six Mile Creek State Fishery Area: 1.3 mi
- North Mendota Natural Resource Area- Prairie Unit: 1.4 mi
- Westshire Conservancy/Jackson's Landing: 2.2 mi
- Cherokee Marsh- Mendota Unit: 2.5 mi
- Waunakee Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 3.4 mi
- Waunakee Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Bamforth Bluff Restoration: 4.0 mi
- Edward Young House: 4.1 mi
- William Dempster Hoard: 5.2 mi
- Rooted: Troy Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Rooted: Troy Farm: 3.5 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Creativity Garden: 5.4 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 5.4 mi
- Raymer's Ravine: 3.8 mi
- Black Hawk's Cave: 3.8 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 5.0 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 5.2 mi
- Rhino: 6.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty replica: 4.5 mi
- Visible Bucky: 5.0 mi
- Hoyt Park Pyramid: 5.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 5.3 mi
- Well Red: 5.4 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 1.8 mi
- Eagle Heights: 3.9 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 4.3 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 4.9 mi
- Observatory Hill: 5.2 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 4.2 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 5.4 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 5.6 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 5.6 mi
- Indianola Beach: 1.4 mi
- Warner Park Beach: 4.1 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 4.1 mi
- Willow Beach: 4.7 mi
- James Madison Beach: 5.6 mi
- Fox Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Allen Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Springs: 1.9 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.2 mi
- Council Spring: 6.2 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 6.2 mi
- Big Spring: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 8.7 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 11.0 mi
- Williams Knoll: 16.6 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Train Car: 11.2 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 19.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 19.9 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorn Creek State Fishery Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 249° | 524 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNW 333° | 449 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NW 320° | 445 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | N 353° | 388 m | 24.5 mi |
| Townhall Hill | N 352° | 380 m | 23.7 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 259° | 354 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 312° | 346 m | 15.7 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 173° | 338 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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