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Karcher Springs State Natural Area

Karcher Springs State Natural Area from directly overhead

Karcher Springs State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Louis Fago Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
233 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.61224, -88.25176
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Burlington High School Wall of Fame: 4.1 mi
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza: 4.1 mi
  • Voree Historic Town Site: 5.7 mi
  • Vern Wolf: 6.6 mi
  • Twin 40mm/56cal anti-aircraft naval gun: 7.8 mi
Attractions
  • The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Richardson Adventure Farm: 9.8 mi
  • Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 10.2 mi
  • Ice Castles: 13.5 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 15.1 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 18
Picnic sites: 16
  • Pet Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 16.9 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 16.9 mi
  • The Buttery: 16.9 mi
  • Sun Garden: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Butteryfly Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 13
Peaks: 11
  • Mount Tom: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 6.4 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 10.6 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 12.5 mi
Springs: 10
  • Hygeia Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Stute Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Scuppernong Springs: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Karcher Springs State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWSW 238°362 m18.4 mi
Lone Tree BluffWNW 300°320 m24.8 mi
Bald BluffNW 312°317 m24.1 mi
Buena Park HillN 5°290 m12.5 mi
Gander MountainSSE 160°283 m8.7 mi
Hill FifteenS 191°276 m10.6 mi
Camelback KameSSW 197°268 m13.9 mi
Mount TomNE 47°265 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333455666706961493625
Precip in1.81.82.13.64.04.53.63.63.52.82.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Rathke's Woodlouse36 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee15 obs
  • American Robin14 obs
  • Common Pill Woodlouse13 obs
  • Isabella Tiger Moth13 obs
  • Tennessee Collared Ant13 obs
  • Northern Cardinal11 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco9 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354531298

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