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Peat Lake State Natural Area

Peat Lake State Natural Area from directly overhead

Peat Lake State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Wetlands, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
226 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.49807, -88.15842
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Channel Lake North Beach Park: 1.3 mi
  • Channel Lake-Lake Marie Channel Park: 1.7 mi
  • Kenosha County Fairgrounds: 1.8 mi
  • Tiffany Farms Homeowners Association Park: 2.4 mi
  • Petty Park: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Richardson Adventure Farm: 3.5 mi
  • Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Archery: 10.2 mi
  • Zipline: 10.2 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 10.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza: 5.9 mi
  • Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Vern Wolf: 9.3 mi
  • Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 10.5 mi
  • Wonder Lake Bible Church: 11.1 mi
Museums: 42
Beaches: 30
  • Twin Lakes Park Beach: 5.4 mi
  • twin lakes park beach: 5.4 mi
  • Lake Miltmore Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Petersen Park Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Jones Island Beach: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Antioch Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Three Rusted Dragons: 15.3 mi
  • Three Graces: 15.4 mi
  • Jockey International Globe: 17.3 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 17.5 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Pet Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 10.3 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 10.3 mi
  • Sun Garden: 10.3 mi
  • The Buttery: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Gander Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 5.7 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 7.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 8.2 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointW 265°362 m20.4 mi
Buena Park HillN 350°290 m20.7 mi
Gander MountainW 260°283 m1.8 mi
Hill FifteenWSW 249°276 m7.2 mi
Camelback KameWSW 238°268 m10.3 mi
Mount TomN 352°265 m10.9 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 286°257 m5.7 mi
Bald KnobSSW 198°235 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535475868737264523928

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Blue-fronted Dancer26 obs
  • Calico Pennant26 obs
  • Dot-tailed Whiteface21 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee19 obs
  • Topiary Grass-veneer19 obs
  • Leconte's Haploa Moth16 obs
  • Grayish Fan-foot16 obs
  • Black-and-gold Bumble Bee16 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/354532504

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