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Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area

Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area from directly overhead

Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 280 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stute Farmhouse, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86577, -88.53864

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 23
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 14
Springs: 12
  • Stute Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Scuppernong Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Palmyra Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Family Camp Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Assembly Park Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 18.7 mi
Peaks: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillNNE 33°368 m13.7 mi
Lone Tree BluffSW 234°320 m8.5 mi
Bald BluffWSW 247°317 m3.7 mi
Mount ZionWSW 241°316 m22.2 mi
Buena Park HillESE 108°290 m16.4 mi
Mount TomSE 129°265 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:07
June solstice05:1619:5420:37
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2315:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465767716962503725
Precip in1.71.82.13.94.34.94.14.03.52.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sullivan 3 SE - WFO MKX, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31395072

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