- Elevation, modelled
- 360 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 9.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway13.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 43.0780, -89.6720
New Observatory Woods State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 360 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalscheur Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Observatory Woods State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 249° | 524 m | 9.8 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 336° | 451 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sauk Point | N 2° | 449 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sauk Hill | N 349° | 445 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 258° | 371 m | 21.4 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 270° | 354 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | N 356° | 346 m | 14.9 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | SE 142° | 338 m | 21.7 mi |
- 13.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kalscheur Park: 1.6 mi
- Hollfelder Park: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Glen Park: 2.3 mi
- Glacial Valley Park: 2.5 mi
- Zander Community Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- Cedar Hill Conservancy: 2.1 mi
- Mammoth's Back Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Glacial Valley Conservancy: 2.3 mi
- State Ice Age Trail Area: 2.3 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 2.4 mi
- Haney's Tavern: 2.4 mi
- Springdale Lutheran Church: 5.1 mi
- Union Cemetery: 5.5 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 8.0 mi
- Taylor M. Dunn: 8.0 mi
- Forward Garden: 5.3 mi
- Native American Garden: 5.3 mi
- Theme Garden: 5.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.4 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 5.6 mi
- Toy Soldier: 7.5 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 9.1 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 11.2 mi
- Community: 11.3 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 11.3 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 3.8 mi
- Richardson Cave: 6.3 mi
- Little Norway: 6.9 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 8.3 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 8.4 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 6.9 mi
- Donald Rock: 7.9 mi
- Badger Mill Hill: 9.7 mi
- Blue Mounds: 9.8 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 10.0 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 9.6 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 10.2 mi
- Mazo Beach: 12.5 mi
- Indianola Beach: 12.6 mi
- Willow Beach: 12.8 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 5.7 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 8.2 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 13.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Fox Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Maple Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Spring House: 3.0 mi
- Riley Spring: 4.6 mi
- Big Spring: 8.7 mi
- Springs: 9.9 mi
- Merrill Spring: 10.4 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 13.2 mi
- Williams Knoll: 23.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 10.3 mi
- Stephens Falls: 23.4 mi
- Train Car: 7.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 10 mi away.
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