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Empire Prairies State Natural Area - Hagen Prairie Unit

Empire Prairies State Natural Area - Hagen Prairie Unit from directly overhead

Empire Prairies State Natural Area - Hagen Prairie Unit is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Sauk Point stands 449 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Lake State Public Hunting Grounds, a park 1.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.41184, -89.26239
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mud Lake State Public Hunting Grounds: 1.2 mi
  • Firemans Park: 2.6 mi
  • Grassy Lake State Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
  • Rocky Run Oak Savanna State Natural Area: 5.1 mi
  • Jennings Creek State Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 52
Historic sites: 48
  • John Muir View: 7.0 mi
  • Fort Winnebago: 13.1 mi
  • Marquette: 13.1 mi
  • Pierre Pauquette Ferry Marker: 13.7 mi
  • Sid Boyum Cubist Forum: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 35
Museums: 23
  • Logging Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Conservation Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Poynette Area Historical Society: 7.2 mi
  • Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site: 13.1 mi
  • Columbus Antique Mall and Museum: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Mill Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Cascade Mountain: 14.0 mi
  • Townhall Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Owls Head Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Goose Egg Hill: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 5
  • Artesian Well: 16.7 mi
  • Artesian Well: 16.9 mi
  • Springs: 23.0 mi
  • Crystal Lake Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Koshawago Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 10.8 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Empire Prairies State Natural Area - Hagen Prairie Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sauk PointW 273°449 m19.9 mi
Cascade MountainWNW 294°388 m14.0 mi
Townhall HillWNW 290°380 m14.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillWSW 249°346 m23.1 mi
Observatory HillNNW 349°328 m20.7 mi
Owls Head HillW 266°319 m17.1 mi
Frederick's HillSSW 209°317 m22.8 mi
Eagle HeightsSSW 202°308 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1719:5820:42
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2715:3816:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455868716961493524
Precip in1.21.42.03.74.25.14.23.83.32.82.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Blue Dasher5 obs
  • hoary vervain5 obs
  • grey-headed coneflower5 obs
  • swamp milkweed5 obs
  • Canada Goose4 obs
  • Spring Peeper4 obs
  • Painted Turtle4 obs
  • Monarch4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/71283918

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