Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area
Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 508 m. Lookout Mountain stands 586 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Pudding Lake State Natural Area, a park 3.3 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 26 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
Situated between three lakes, Germain Hemlocks features steep-sided stony ridges that support old-growth northern mesic forest dominated by large hemlock with supercanopy white and red pines. Canopy associates include yellow birch, sugar maple, red maple,
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Heritage Drive
109 named places within 25 miles
- Wind Pudding Lake State Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Cassian-Woodboro County Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Hazlehurst Town Park: 8.1 mi
- West Side Park: 9.8 mi
- West Side Park: 10.3 mi
- Lakeland Union High School Forest: 14.0 mi
- Gobler Lake State Natural Area: 14.3 mi
- Gobler Lake State Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Treehaven: 16.0 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Snipe Lake Unit: 18.2 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 12.8 mi
- black-footed penguin: 12.9 mi
- Siamang: 12.9 mi
- Flamingos: 12.9 mi
- White-handed Gibbon: 12.9 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 11.5 mi
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum: 12.8 mi
- Tomahawk Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Vilas County Historical Museum: 18.7 mi
- Nature Center: 19.6 mi
- M60A3 Patton Tank: 12.6 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 12.8 mi
- Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 12.8 mi
- Snowmobile: 18.7 mi
- Three Lakes Cemetery: 22.3 mi
- Jack Pine Lookout Tower: 9.6 mi
- Baldy Hill: 21.8 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 21.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 23.0 mi
- Chase Hill: 24.5 mi
- Hodag Beach: 10.7 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Crystal Beach: 13.1 mi
- Brandy Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sara Park Beach: 18.2 mi
- Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 10.9 mi
- Hodag: 11.0 mi
- Dinosaurs: 12.8 mi
- Northwoods Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Organic Garden: 15.5 mi
- Manson: 11.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.7 mi
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 165° | 586 m | 23.0 mi |
| Baldy Hill | SSE 154° | 554 m | 21.8 mi |
| Chase Hill | S 183° | 534 m | 24.5 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | S 178° | 486 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jack Pine Lookout Tower | WSW 253° | 479 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:06 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:28 | 16:17 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rhinelander Oneida CO AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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