Skip to content

Dorothy Carnes Park East

Dorothy Carnes Park East from directly overhead

Dorothy Carnes Park East is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Jefferson County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96044, -88.86196

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 32
  • Patrolman McKee Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 2.8 mi
  • Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 6.5 mi
  • Azatlan State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Ripley: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 16.2 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 16.2 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 16.2 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 16.2 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 16.2 mi
Museums: 20
Gardens: 11
  • Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rock River Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Campus Organic Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Whitewater Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Peace Garden: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 10
Springs: 10
  • Stute Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Hotel Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Emerald Springs: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Swimming Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Palmyra Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Troll Beach: 18.2 mi
  • La Follette Beach: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorothy Carnes Park East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillENE 78°368 m24.2 mi
Liberty MoundWNW 284°326 m15.7 mi
Lone Tree BluffSE 140°320 m15.0 mi
Bald BluffESE 122°317 m15.2 mi
Mount ZionS 190°316 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1719:5520:39
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2415:3816:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727163513725
Precip in1.61.62.14.04.45.04.54.33.73.12.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson Wwtp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/283722882

More nature reserves in Wisconsin

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Dorothy Carnes Park East.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens