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Shoveler Sink Wildlife Production Area

Shoveler Sink Wildlife Production Area from directly overhead

Shoveler Sink Wildlife Production Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherrywood Acres Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06530, -89.60599

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cherrywood Acres Park: 0.8 mi
  • Voss Park: 0.8 mi
  • Vicki Ann Park: 1.2 mi
  • Spruce Hollow Park: 1.5 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • Forward Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Theme Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Native American Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Rain Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Haney's Tavern: 3.6 mi
  • Taylor M. Dunn: 4.6 mi
  • Springdale Lutheran Church: 6.0 mi
  • Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 6.4 mi
  • Union Cemetery: 7.3 mi
Artworks
  • Toy Soldier: 4.9 mi
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 6.2 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 7.8 mi
  • Community: 7.8 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Richardson Cave: 3.2 mi
  • Riley Wishing Tree: 3.3 mi
  • Black Hawk's Cave: 8.2 mi
  • Raymer's Ravine: 8.5 mi
  • Little Norway: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Evergreen Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Badger Mill Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Frederick's Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Donald Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Blackhawk Hill: 7.9 mi
Museums: 26
Beaches: 26
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 9
  • Spring House: 1.2 mi
  • Riley Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 9.8 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shoveler Sink Wildlife Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsWSW 258°524 m12.7 mi
Sauk HillNNW 342°445 m24.5 mi
Bunker HillW 262°371 m24.5 mi
Indian CastleW 274°354 m14.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 345°346 m16.3 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSE 149°338 m19.1 mi
Hogback HillNNW 330°329 m24.4 mi
Pine KnobW 280°327 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:2019:5920:42
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2715:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/38465045

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