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George Rogers Living Forest

George Rogers Living Forest from directly overhead

George Rogers Living Forest is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Mosinee Hill stands 484 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan Acres Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

How to reach it

Coordinates44.57677, -89.53404

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jordan Acres Park: 0.6 mi
  • Whitetail Park: 1.0 mi
  • Somerset Park: 1.0 mi
  • Yulga Disc Golf Course: 1.0 mi
  • Moses Creek Meadows: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 44
Nature reserves: 22
  • Schmeeckle Reserve: 3.1 mi
  • Dewey Marsh Recreational Area: 3.7 mi
  • Lost Creek Wetland: 4.5 mi
  • Bob Engelhard Restoration Ecology Field: 5.8 mi
  • Whiting Conservation Area: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Blackberry Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Haumschild Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Maple Hill: 18.7 mi
  • The Ledge: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 5
  • UWSP Campus Nursery: 3.9 mi
  • UWSP Campus Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Cultural Commons of Portage County: 4.5 mi
  • Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 8.1 mi
  • Karen Bingham Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of George Rogers Living Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosinee HillNNW 345°484 m22.2 mi
Blackberry HillN 8°408 m9.1 mi
Mosquito BluffS 177°378 m20.7 mi
Maple HillNW 306°368 m18.7 mi
Rock HillWSW 257°363 m13.7 mi
Haumschild HillWNW 296°354 m15.8 mi
Smoky HillWNW 296°351 m21.1 mi
The LedgeS 178°346 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:11
June solstice05:1420:0320:48
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:3315:3316:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151930435666706860473422
Precip in1.21.11.83.44.15.03.83.83.62.71.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevens PT, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/678284553

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