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Pebble Creek Natural Area

Pebble Creek Natural Area from directly overhead

Pebble Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Waukesha Dog Run, a park 0.4 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Waukesha

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99164, -88.27742

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • iCOMBAT Waukesha: 1.3 mi
  • Battle House: 5.4 mi
  • Elegant Farmer: 10.9 mi
  • Caribou & Sandhill Crane: 12.1 mi
  • Small Mammals Building: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Gertrude Basse the Cow: 3.2 mi
  • Hadfield Company Lime Kilns: 4.5 mi
  • Mirabel and Lilou: 6.8 mi
  • New Berlin Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Masonic Home: 9.8 mi
Artworks
  • play: 8.4 mi
  • dream: 8.5 mi
  • inspire: 8.5 mi
  • connect: 8.5 mi
  • Beasties™ Safari: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 37
Museums: 37
Picnic sites: 29
  • DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Tembo Trail: 12.2 mi
  • Savanna Walk: 12.2 mi
  • Little Oak Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Silurian Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Nemahbin Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Parry Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Lapham Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Holy Hill: 17.6 mi
  • Bald Bluff: 19.5 mi
  • Powder Hill: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Family Camp Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Palmyra Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 19.5 mi
  • McKinley Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Bradford Beach: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillN 356°405 m22.3 mi
Holy HillN 352°376 m17.6 mi
Lapham HillWNW 296°368 m6.5 mi
Lone Tree BluffSW 236°320 m24.3 mi
Bald BluffWSW 239°317 m19.5 mi
Buena Park HillS 170°290 m13.9 mi
Mount TomS 169°265 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202334455767716962503726
Precip in1.61.71.93.64.04.94.04.23.32.92.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukesha Wwtp, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/513736190

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