Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area
Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Horicon Marsh State Public Hunting Grounds, a park 1.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Situated with Horicon Marsh, Fourmile Island contains one of the largest heron and egret rookeries in the Midwest. The narrow island is forested with large oaks, basswood, elm, aspen, and cottonwood--trees used for nests by great blue herons, black-crowne
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horicon Marsh State Public Hunting Grounds: 1.2 mi
- Discher Park: 2.4 mi
- Osborne Park: 2.6 mi
- Dodge County Ledge Park: 2.7 mi
- Theiler Park: 2.8 mi
- Radke Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Theresa Area Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Horicon Marsh: 9.8 mi
- Auto Race: Green Bay to Madison: 10.6 mi
- Marsh Haven Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Oakfield Ledge State Natural Area: 10.9 mi
- Oakfield Ledge State Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Campbellsport Drumlins State Park: 17.0 mi
- Joseph P. Marx Woods Nature Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Mayville Limestone School Museum: 3.9 mi
- Juneau Museum: 7.2 mi
- Wayland Museum & Archives: 10.5 mi
- Dodge County Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Waupun Heritage Museum: 11.0 mi
- Eric Kaikhurst Mural: 11.0 mi
- Lois Ehlert Mural: 11.0 mi
- Fred MacMurray Mural: 11.0 mi
- Nancy Zieman Mural: 11.0 mi
- John B. McKinstry Mural: 11.0 mi
- Shaw Hill: 10.2 mi
- Juniper Hill: 11.3 mi
- Powder Hill: 20.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 20.4 mi
- Mill Hill: 22.5 mi
- Educational Garden: 3.4 mi
- Schauer Center Garden: 17.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 20.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.7 mi
- Community Church Garden: 23.3 mi
- Crystal Lake Spring: 9.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 19.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 20.3 mi
- Caboose: 10.9 mi
- Merry-go-Round: 22.8 mi
- Whip Ride: 22.8 mi
- Lomira Rest Area 63: 10.8 mi
- Theresa Rest Area 64: 10.8 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
- Pet Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | SE 128° | 405 m | 20.0 mi |
| Holy Hill | SE 139° | 376 m | 22.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | ESE 114° | 352 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mary Hill | NNE 32° | 332 m | 24.1 mi |
| Scott Hill | NNW 338° | 309 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mill Hill | WSW 251° | 276 m | 22.5 mi |
| Shaw Hill | WSW 251° | 269 m | 10.2 mi |
| Juniper Hill | NNW 334° | 267 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:35 | 16:22 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Horicon Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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