Hawkins Hemlock-Hardwood Forest State Natural Area
Hawkins Hemlock-Hardwood Forest State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. Timms Hill stands 595 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Steve Creek Waterfowl Area, a park 5.2 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
Embedded within a matrix of public lands managed for timber production, Hawkins Hemlock-Hardwood Forest features one of the last remaining remnant old-growth tracts in this region. In fact, there is little, if any, hemlock any further west at this latitud
How to reach it
60 named places within 25 miles
- Upper Steve Creek Waterfowl Area: 5.2 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 6.8 mi
- Township Corners State Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Lions Park: 6.9 mi
- Glen Flora Community Park: 11.7 mi
- Hallberg Hill: 15.1 mi
- Sunset Hill: 22.5 mi
- Spokes Hill: 23.1 mi
- Timms Hill: 23.7 mi
- Fred's Summit: 24.0 mi
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest: 12.6 mi
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest: 12.6 mi
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest: 12.7 mi
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest: 16.7 mi
- Rib Lake School Forest: 23.0 mi
- Yellow Banks: 5.6 mi
- Round Meadow Community Club: 21.7 mi
- Glacial Spring: 12.8 mi
- Soo Line 500: 21.0 mi
- Fred Smith Museum: 22.3 mi
- Lidice Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Helen's Garden: 23.2 mi
- Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawkins Hemlock-Hardwood Forest State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timms Hill | E 85° | 594.7 m | 23.7 mi |
| Fred's Summit | E 85° | 584 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pearson Hill | E 85° | 576 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sunset Hill | E 101° | 561 m | 22.5 mi |
| Spokes Hill | E 94° | 538 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hallberg Hill | E 88° | 477 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:10 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:33 | 16:23 |
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 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jump RVR 3E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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