Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve
Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mount Lowe stands 226 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Door County Land Trust
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- Anclam Park: 1.8 mi
- The Ridges Sanctuary State Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Lyle-Harter-Matter County Park: 2.9 mi
- Meridian County Park: 3.1 mi
- Anderson Store and Dock: 7.5 mi
- Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf: 8.7 mi
- Wood cabin: 8.8 mi
- Horseshoe Island Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Minnie Hesh Cochems: 17.4 mi
- Two-Seat Privy: 5.9 mi
- Oil House: 5.9 mi
- Alexander Noble House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Historic Iverson House: 6.9 mi
- Ephraim Fire Museum: 7.0 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 6.1 mi
- Fish Creek Public Beach: 6.5 mi
- Village of Ephraim Public Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sunset Beach Park: 6.8 mi
- Nicolet Bay Beach: 8.3 mi
- 595: 8.8 mi
- 591: 9.4 mi
- Old Baldy: 9.4 mi
- 595: 9.7 mi
- Mount Lowe: 16.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.4 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 17.4 mi
- Oil House: 17.4 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Svens Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Sister Bluffs: 9.1 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Bear Statue: 21.4 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 21.5 mi
- The Garden Door: 14.8 mi
- Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lowe | SW 219° | 226 m | 16.6 mi |
| 709 | SW 225° | 216 m | 18.5 mi |
| Indian Mound | W 279° | 189 m | 24.7 mi |
| 595 | NW 325° | 181 m | 8.8 mi |
| 595 | NNW 328° | 181 m | 9.7 mi |
| 591 | NW 326° | 180 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:21 | 16:10 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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