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Grassy Lake Wildlife Area

Grassy Lake Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Grassy Lake Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Sauk Point stands 449 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Lake State Wildlife Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates43.42144, -89.16939
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grassy Lake State Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
  • Firemans Park: 3.7 mi
  • Jennings Creek State Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
  • Mud Lake State Public Hunting Grounds: 5.8 mi
  • Praririe Street Athletic Complex: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Artworks: 40
Attractions: 29
  • Caboose: 16.9 mi
  • Angell Park Speedway: 17.0 mi
  • Haunted House: 18.7 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 19.1 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
Gardens: 14
Museums: 12
  • Logging Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Columbus Antique Mall and Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Conservation Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Poynette Area Historical Society: 11.9 mi
  • Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Mill Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Shaw Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Cascade Mountain: 18.2 mi
  • Townhall Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Grays Rocks: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
Springs: 3
  • Artesian Well: 12.8 mi
  • Artesian Well: 12.9 mi
  • Crystal Lake Spring: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 15.4 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sauk PointW 271°449 m24.6 mi
Cascade MountainWNW 286°388 m18.2 mi
Townhall HillWNW 283°380 m18.4 mi
Observatory HillNNW 336°328 m21.5 mi
Owls Head HillW 265°319 m21.8 mi
Goose Egg HillW 259°293 m23.4 mi
Rock HillN 0°284 m21.8 mi
Mill HillESE 111°276 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1719:5820:42
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:2715:3716:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455868716961493524
Precip in1.21.42.03.74.25.14.23.83.32.82.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Cardinal3 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco3 obs
  • hoary alyssum3 obs
  • American Goldfinch3 obs
  • common milkweed2 obs
  • spotted knapweed2 obs
  • American Coot1 obs
  • Bald Eagle1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/304170203

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