Peninsula Center Natural Area
Peninsula Center Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Mount Lowe stands 226 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorp Pond State Natural Area, a park 2.2 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Thorp Pond State Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Harbor Hounds Dog Park: 3.3 mi
- Lyle-Harter-Matter County Park: 3.4 mi
- Harbor View Park: 3.6 mi
- Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- White Cliff Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Heins Creek Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Heins Creek Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Baileys Harbor Swamp State Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Anderson Store and Dock: 7.9 mi
- Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf: 8.2 mi
- Wood cabin: 8.6 mi
- Horseshoe Island Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Minnie Hesh Cochems: 15.5 mi
- Alexander Noble House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Historic Iverson House: 7.4 mi
- Ephraim Fire Museum: 7.4 mi
- Pioneer Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Pioneer School: 7.5 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 3.8 mi
- Fish Creek Public Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sunset Beach Park: 5.8 mi
- Village of Ephraim Public Beach: 7.0 mi
- Nicolet Bay Beach: 8.0 mi
- 595: 7.9 mi
- 591: 8.5 mi
- 595: 9.0 mi
- Old Baldy: 9.0 mi
- Mount Lowe: 15.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.5 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 15.5 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 15.5 mi
- Oil House: 15.5 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 18.4 mi
- Svens Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Sister Bluffs: 9.7 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Ellison Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 18.9 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 24.1 mi
- Bear Statue: 19.2 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 19.2 mi
- The Garden Door: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peninsula Center Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lowe | SSW 213° | 226 m | 15.1 mi |
| 709 | SW 220° | 216 m | 16.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | W 281° | 189 m | 22.4 mi |
| 595 | NNW 340° | 181 m | 7.9 mi |
| 595 | NNW 341° | 181 m | 9.0 mi |
| 591 | NNW 339° | 180 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:21 | 16:10 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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