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Renak-Polak Maple-Beech Woods State Natural Area

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Renak-Polak Maple-Beech Woods State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 205 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Linwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80674, -87.86720

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Caledonia Historical Society: 0.5 mi
  • Wayside Park: 1.8 mi
  • Woodland Park: 1.9 mi
  • Gorney Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
  • Mythos: 5.9 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 6.5 mi
  • The Crusher: 7.2 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 7.3 mi
  • MKE: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Picnic sites: 40
Museums: 38
Gardens: 36
  • Walkabout Creek: 5.8 mi
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 6.8 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 7.2 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
Peaks: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Renak-Polak Maple-Beech Woods State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillW 267°290 m18.4 mi
Mount TomWSW 237°265 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1419:5120:34
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2015:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635455666727164524029
Precip in1.31.12.13.73.54.02.93.33.22.92.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Racine Batten AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354531257

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