Moely Prairie
Moely Prairie is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Westwynde Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Prairie Enthusiasts
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Westwynde Park: 0.3 mi
- Elsing Park: 0.5 mi
- Culver Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Fieldstone Park: 0.8 mi
- Doll Park: 0.9 mi
- The Baraboo Range: 2.8 mi
- Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 3.4 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 3.6 mi
- Immanuel Evangelical Church: 3.8 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 4.7 mi
- Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Mud Lake Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 4.2 mi
- Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area: 5.0 mi
- Walking Iron County Wildlife Area: 6.9 mi
- Forevertron: 5.1 mi
- Time Keeper: 5.1 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 5.6 mi
- CCC Worker: 8.5 mi
- Pink Elephant: 18.9 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 6.7 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 8.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 8.6 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 8.6 mi
- Elephant Rock: 9.3 mi
- Knot Garden: 11.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 11.8 mi
- Native American Garden: 17.6 mi
- Forward Garden: 17.6 mi
- Theme Garden: 17.6 mi
- Round Top Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.0 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 6.5 mi
- Hogback Hill: 7.3 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 1.5 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 5.4 mi
- Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 10.6 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 12.1 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 2.1 mi
- Mazo Beach: 5.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 8.2 mi
- North Shore Beach: 9.4 mi
- Okee Beach: 10.1 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 6.3 mi
- South Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Devils Nose: 8.0 mi
- East Bluff South Face: 8.7 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 8.3 mi
- Rock Springs: 15.6 mi
- Spring House: 16.1 mi
- Springs: 17.9 mi
- Riley Spring: 19.7 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 16.5 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 16.6 mi
- Train Car: 22.3 mi
- Skillet Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 24.1 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 22.3 mi
- Moe Settlement: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moely Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | SSW 196° | 524 m | 18.9 mi |
| Happy Hill | NW 321° | 451 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNE 26° | 449 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sauk Hill | N 357° | 445 m | 7.6 mi |
| Maple Hill | NW 313° | 424 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NE 40° | 388 m | 18.2 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NE 41° | 380 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NNW 345° | 366 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sauk City Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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