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Faville Prairie State Natural Area

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Elevation
241 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Liberty Mound326 m · 17.2 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:39local time
Coordinates
43.1486, -88.8741
Faville Prairie State Natural Area from directly overhead

Faville Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded 241 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Snapper Prairie State Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Located near the Crawfish River, Faville Prairie is one of the largest low prairie remnants in Wisconsin. Long revered by ecologists such as Aldo Leopold who fought for its preservation, the prairie is a remnant of the once extensive Crawfish Prairie that

Elevation
241 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty MoundWSW 238°326 m17.2 mi
Mill HillNNW 332°276 m18.7 mi
Shaw HillN 8°269 m20.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 29
Beaches: 8
Springs: 5
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1719:5620:39
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2515:3716:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465969737163513725
Precip in1.41.52.03.64.45.14.44.53.52.82.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Mills Wwtp, 5 mi away.

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