Rice Lake State Natural Area
Rice Lake State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. East Hill stands 565 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Lake Refuge, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 7.2 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Heritage Drive
89 named places within 25 miles
- Rice Lake State Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Don Burnside Park: 3.0 mi
- Village Skate: 3.1 mi
- The Square: 7.2 mi
- Minnesota Street Park & Playground: 7.7 mi
- Rice Lake Refuge: 0.3 mi
- Thunder Lake Wildlife Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Snipe Lake Unit: 11.1 mi
- Headwaters Wilderness - Shelp Lake Unit: 11.6 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Ski Hill Unit: 12.5 mi
- Northwoods Petroleum Museum: 2.3 mi
- Three Lakes Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Eagle River Historical Museum Campus: 6.7 mi
- Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame: 6.9 mi
- Eagle River Depot Museum: 7.2 mi
- Three Lakes Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Snowmobile: 18.8 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert: 21.7 mi
- Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 22.7 mi
- Wisconsin River Headwaters: 22.7 mi
- Hodag Beach: 13.8 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 23.4 mi
- Brandy Beach: 23.6 mi
- Military Hill: 19.0 mi
- West Hill: 22.6 mi
- East Hill: 24.1 mi
- Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist: 7.1 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 23.3 mi
- Hodag: 13.6 mi
- Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 15.5 mi
- Northwoods Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rice Lake State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | SE 137° | 565 m | 24.1 mi |
| Military Hill | NNE 22° | 560 m | 19.0 mi |
| West Hill | SE 139° | 531 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:05 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:26 | 16:16 |
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 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR, 7 mi away.
- Steeplebush7 obs
- northern blue flag5 obs
- marsh calla5 obs
- white meadowsweet5 obs
- swamp candles4 obs
- tamarack4 obs
- marsh cinquefoil4 obs
- swamp milkweed4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1213757280
Take the scenic way to Rice Lake State Natural Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.