Genesee Oak Opening & Fen State Natural Area
Genesee Oak Opening & Fen State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Springs Environmental Education Center, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Genesee Oak Opening is a classic bur oak opening on rolling, interlobate morainal topography, with open-grown, scattered young trees of moderate size. Numerous small, dry to dry-mesic prairies occur in scattered openings throughout the 15-acre savanna, fi
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Prairie Springs Environmental Education Center: 0.9 mi
- Pebble Creek Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station: 5.7 mi
- Kettle Moraine Low Prairie State Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Pebble Brook Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Wales Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Firemans Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Oak Ridge Park: 3.9 mi
- Sunset Park: 4.1 mi
- Mukwonago Town Park: 4.2 mi
- Marl Works: 5.1 mi
- Mirabel and Lilou: 6.1 mi
- Masonic Home: 6.8 mi
- Gertrude Basse the Cow: 8.5 mi
- Hadfield Company Lime Kilns: 9.9 mi
- iCOMBAT Waukesha: 6.6 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 7.8 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 8.2 mi
- Battle House: 10.7 mi
- Science Education Center: 12.2 mi
- GROW: 11.6 mi
- Where the Waters Meet: 12.9 mi
- play: 13.8 mi
- inspire: 13.9 mi
- dream: 13.9 mi
- Ten Chimneys: 1.1 mi
- Browne Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Hawk's Inn: 7.6 mi
- Waukesha County Historical Society Museum: 8.4 mi
- New Berlin Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.8 mi
- Genetti Gardens & Gallery: 7.6 mi
- Kyle's Tomato Garden: 8.0 mi
- Frame Park Formal Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Native Perennial Garden: 14.0 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area 8: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 17.0 mi
- Tembo Trail: 17.5 mi
- Hillside Spring: 4.9 mi
- Scuppernong Springs: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.9 mi
- Emerald Springs: 4.9 mi
- Hotel Springs: 5.0 mi
- Army Lake: 10.1 mi
- Denoon: 13.0 mi
- Brookfield Center: 14.1 mi
- Mayhews: 14.4 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 15.3 mi
- Lapham Hill: 5.6 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 13.2 mi
- Bald Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Holy Hill: 20.3 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 11.7 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 11.9 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 20.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 24.7 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 15.7 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 16.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Genesee Oak Opening & Fen State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Hill | N 6° | 376 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lapham Hill | N 349° | 368 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SW 234° | 320 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Bluff | WSW 238° | 317 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SSE 147° | 290 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | SSE 156° | 265 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:36 | 16:23 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukesha Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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