Foulds Creek State Natural Area
Foulds Creek State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Jack Pine Lookout Tower stands 479 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Grove Picnic Area, a picnic site 2.8 miles away. 106 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
106 named places within 25 miles
- Riley Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Patterson Hemlocks State Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Minocqua Winter Park: 8.7 mi
- Schmuland Waterfowl Area: 8.8 mi
- Springstead Muskeg State Natural Area: 10.6 mi
- Lost Island: 6.8 mi
- Spud Island: 6.9 mi
- Long Island: 7.0 mi
- Camp Island: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Island: 7.3 mi
- River Otter: 16.0 mi
- Aoudad: 16.0 mi
- Serval: 16.0 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 16.1 mi
- black-footed penguin: 16.1 mi
- George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center: 11.8 mi
- Waswagoning: 15.0 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 16.9 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 17.3 mi
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum: 18.2 mi
- Lac du Flambeau: 11.5 mi
- Great Lakes Intertribal Council: 11.6 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 18.1 mi
- Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 18.1 mi
- M60A3 Patton Tank: 18.6 mi
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Newman Lake Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Sailor Lake Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
- Ferry Springs: 8.5 mi
- Newman Springs: 9.3 mi
- Hogsback Springs: 12.4 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 17.5 mi
- Brandy Beach: 18.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 12.6 mi
- Jack Pine Lookout Tower: 17.7 mi
- Helen's Garden: 19.3 mi
- Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foulds Creek State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pine Lookout Tower | SE 132° | 479 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:09 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:29 | 16:19 |
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 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Rsvr, 15 mi away.
- common milkweed3 obs
- Monarch3 obs
- shinleaf3 obs
- pale sedge3 obs
- spreading dogbane2 obs
- pink lady's slipper2 obs
- spotted coralroot2 obs
- velvetleaf blueberry2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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