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Lima Bog State Natural Area

Lima Bog State Natural Area from directly overhead

Lima Bog State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lima Marsh Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
264 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81563, -88.83071

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Effigy Mound Park: 3.6 mi
  • Turtle Mound Park: 3.6 mi
  • Meadowstreet Park: 4.4 mi
  • Intramural Fields: 4.6 mi
  • Salisbury Arboretum: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 6.0 mi
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 7.7 mi
  • Patrolman McKee Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • New Life Cross: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Swimming Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Palmyra Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Lions Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Family Camp Beach: 16.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • Stute Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Hotel Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Emerald Springs: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Rest areas: 7
Peaks: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty MoundNW 310°326 m21.7 mi
Lone Tree BluffE 101°320 m8.1 mi
Bald BluffE 80°317 m11.6 mi
Mount ZionSSW 212°316 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2415:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202334465868716962503726
Precip in1.61.51.93.54.25.03.84.33.53.02.21.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitewater Wwtp, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/31031556

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