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George Sorenson Natural Area at Hartford Lake

George Sorenson Natural Area at Hartford Lake from directly overhead

George Sorenson Natural Area at Hartford Lake is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marl Lake County Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Waushara County

How to reach it

Coordinates44.11764, -89.40851

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marl Lake County Park: 1.3 mi
  • Greenwood State Wildlife Refuge: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Huron Park: 5.4 mi
  • Bird Creek Park: 6.0 mi
  • Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes State Natural Area: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 20
  • Mount Morris: 11.1 mi
  • Mosquito Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Johns Mountain: 12.3 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 12.4 mi
  • Lone Rock: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops: 8.5 mi
  • The Painted Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 21.9 mi
  • Sand Valley Golf Resort: 22.5 mi
  • The Montello Cottonwood: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Chippy's Sports Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Friendship Beach: 22.5 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 24.4 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Lion: 22.8 mi
  • World's Largest Potato Masher: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fenrich Springs: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Roche-a-Cri State Park: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of George Sorenson Natural Area at Hartford Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Friendship MoundWSW 246°383 m22.3 mi
Mosquito BluffNNW 335°378 m12.2 mi
Dorra Cooshe MountainWNW 282°372 m19.0 mi
Roche-a-CriWSW 249°350 m21.9 mi
Mount MorrisE 90°346 m11.1 mi
The LedgeNNW 337°346 m13.6 mi
Lone RockNW 316°342 m12.8 mi
Keystone RockW 275°340 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1520:0120:45
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:3015:3516:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445766706860483422
Precip in1.11.01.93.64.24.94.14.03.32.72.01.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock EXP Farm, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1413303697

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