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Gobler Lake State Natural Area

Gobler Lake State Natural Area from directly overhead

Gobler Lake State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Timms Hill stands 595 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

Gobler Lake contains a large open bog and a soft water bog lake and includes a geologically significant esker within the natural area. Gobler Lake is a 20-acre, muck-bottomed bog lake with slightly acidic water of moderate transparency and a maximum depth

How to reach it

Coordinates45.62556, -89.87855

96 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Thiesen Park: 9.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 12.6 mi
  • Washington Park: 12.8 mi
  • Frenchtown Park: 13.2 mi
  • Minocqua Winter Park: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 14
  • black-footed penguin: 19.1 mi
  • Flamingos: 19.1 mi
  • Siamang: 19.1 mi
  • River Otter: 19.1 mi
  • White-handed Gibbon: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Peaks: 9
  • Jack Pine Lookout Tower: 5.4 mi
  • Pearson Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Fred's Summit: 19.2 mi
  • Timms Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Porcupine Mountain: 20.7 mi
Museums: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Crystal Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Sara Park Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Torpy Park Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Brandy Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Hodag Beach: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • World's Largest Penny: 20.5 mi
  • Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 20.6 mi
  • M60A3 Patton Tank: 20.7 mi
  • Lac du Flambeau: 24.4 mi
  • Great Lakes Intertribal Council: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Dinosaurs: 11.5 mi
  • Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 22.0 mi
  • Hodag: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cedar Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Sprit Falls: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Organic Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Northwoods Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timms HillSW 232°594.7 m19.5 mi
Lookout MountainSE 129°586 m24.7 mi
Fred's SummitSW 231°584 m19.2 mi
Pearson HillSW 230°576 m19.0 mi
Spokes HillSW 225°538 m22.5 mi
Irma HillSSE 150°536 m21.8 mi
Chase HillSSE 146°534 m21.4 mi
Porcupine MountainSE 137°486 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:12
June solstice05:1120:0720:53
September equinox06:4718:2018:59
December solstice07:3815:2916:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111425385262676457443018
Precip in1.11.01.62.83.54.54.23.63.53.31.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Rsvr, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/373339743

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