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Hartje Center

Hartje Center from directly overhead

Hartje Center is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Recreation Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
School District of Reedsburg

How to reach it

Coordinates43.57245, -90.03787

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Northwest Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Roloff Park: 1.9 mi
  • Hay Creek Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pine Grove Park BnB: 2.1 mi
  • Ernstmeyer Park: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Van Hise Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Depot Display Area: 11.2 mi
  • Shay #9: 11.3 mi
  • Copper Range #29: 11.3 mi
  • Water Tower Display Area: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 44
  • Thieman Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Potato Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 7.8 mi
  • Grubb Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Knob: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 23
  • Van Hise Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Hop Raising: 11.9 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells: 13.2 mi
  • Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 13.5 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 14.1 mi
Museums: 18
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 6
Beaches: 4
  • North Shore Beach: 18.3 mi
  • South Shore Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Boating Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Secret Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Knot Garden: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillSE 145°451 m15.2 mi
Sauk PointESE 118°449 m21.4 mi
Sauk HillSE 130°445 m18.3 mi
Maple HillSSE 152°424 m13.7 mi
Johnson HillNNW 329°411 m18.4 mi
Daylight HillNW 322°396 m13.4 mi
Potato HillNNW 343°384 m7.4 mi
Braund HillNNW 332°378 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:13
June solstice05:2020:0220:46
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:3115:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465868726961493624
Precip in1.51.52.23.84.35.45.34.73.53.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reedsburg Wwtp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1343607502

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