Roger Popple Nature Area
Roger Popple Nature Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Webb Park: 0.2 mi
- Anna Stone Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Community Market Park: 0.3 mi
- Monument Park: 0.3 mi
- Reedsburg Skate Park: 0.4 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 5.9 mi
- Depot Display Area: 8.7 mi
- Shay #9: 8.8 mi
- Copper Range #29: 8.8 mi
- Water Tower Display Area: 8.8 mi
- Thieman Hill: 2.8 mi
- Diamond Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 9.2 mi
- Devils Chair: 9.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.5 mi
- Smith Conservancy: 0.6 mi
- Hay Creek Nature Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Cady's Marsh State Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Hartje Center: 2.7 mi
- Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Horse Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Coon Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Fritz Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Moran Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Fairy Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 5.9 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 13.1 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 13.1 mi
- Hop Raising: 13.5 mi
- Ringling Brothers Circus: 13.7 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 8.7 mi
- Steam and Gas Exhibits: 10.6 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 13.4 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 13.6 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 13.6 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 12.9 mi
- Forevertron: 17.1 mi
- CCC Worker: 17.5 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 18.0 mi
- Time Keeper: 18.2 mi
- Corwin: 13.6 mi
- Moe Settlement: 16.3 mi
- Dell Prairie: 17.5 mi
- Cheyenne Valley: 18.5 mi
- Henrietta: 19.2 mi
- North Shore Beach: 16.0 mi
- South Shore Beach: 16.8 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 23.5 mi
- Mazo Beach: 23.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 6.1 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 16.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 12.5 mi
- Knot Garden: 12.6 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 15.1 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 15.5 mi
- Skillet Falls: 13.5 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roger Popple Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | SE 142° | 451 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sauk Point | ESE 113° | 449 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sauk Hill | SE 126° | 445 m | 15.8 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSE 151° | 424 m | 11.0 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNW 330° | 411 m | 21.2 mi |
| Daylight Hill | NW 324° | 396 m | 16.1 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNW 341° | 384 m | 10.1 mi |
| Townhall Hill | E 99° | 380 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reedsburg Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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