Hay Creek Nature Reserve
Hay Creek Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Grove Park BnB, a park 0.4 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Grove Park BnB: 0.4 mi
- Roloff Park: 0.4 mi
- Ernstmeyer Park: 0.5 mi
- Northwest Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Wellness Park: 0.8 mi
- Thieman Hill: 4.0 mi
- Diamond Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 8.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.3 mi
- Grubb Hill: 8.8 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 6.3 mi
- Depot Display Area: 9.2 mi
- Shay #9: 9.2 mi
- Copper Range #29: 9.2 mi
- Water Tower Display Area: 9.2 mi
- Roger Popple Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Smith Conservancy: 1.8 mi
- Hartje Center: 2.1 mi
- Cady's Marsh State Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Horse Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Coon Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Fritz Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Moran Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Fairy Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 6.4 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 12.2 mi
- Hop Raising: 12.3 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 12.3 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 9.2 mi
- Steam and Gas Exhibits: 10.3 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 12.4 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 12.7 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 12.8 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 12.1 mi
- Forevertron: 17.6 mi
- CCC Worker: 17.8 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 18.5 mi
- Elroy Tunnel Mural: 18.5 mi
- Corwin: 14.2 mi
- Moe Settlement: 15.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 16.6 mi
- Cheyenne Valley: 18.5 mi
- Henrietta: 19.7 mi
- North Shore Beach: 16.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 17.1 mi
- Boating Beach: 24.0 mi
- Swimming Beach: 24.1 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 24.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 6.6 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 16.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 12.7 mi
- Knot Garden: 12.8 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 13.9 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 14.3 mi
- Skillet Falls: 13.7 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hay Creek Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | SSE 147° | 451 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sauk Point | ESE 116° | 449 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sauk Hill | SE 130° | 445 m | 16.2 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSE 156° | 424 m | 11.8 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNW 327° | 411 m | 20.4 mi |
| Daylight Hill | NW 321° | 396 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | E 99° | 388 m | 24.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNW 336° | 384 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reedsburg Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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