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Little Lake Nature Preserve

Little Lake Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Little Lake Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. 595 stands 181 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jill's Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Door County Land Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.41454, -86.93601

112 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
Museums: 18
  • Jens Jacobson's Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Thorstein Veblen Study Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Jacobson's Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Washington Island Farm Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Door County Maritime Museum: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Anderson Store and Dock: 20.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Island Memorial: 21.1 mi
  • Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf: 22.4 mi
  • Delta County Veterans Memorial: 23.3 mi
  • Livery Stable Site: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 3
  • 595: 23.1 mi
  • 591: 23.6 mi
  • 595: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Pottawatomie Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peninsula Point Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
595SW 224°181 m23.1 mi
595SW 222°181 m23.8 mi
591SW 223°180 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:00
June solstice05:0019:5520:40
September equinox06:3518:0818:47
December solstice07:2515:1916:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181928395060666659473626
Precip in1.61.11.72.93.03.12.83.03.23.62.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington IS, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346545339

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