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Snapper Prairie State Natural Area

Snapper Prairie State Natural Area from directly overhead

Snapper Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 241 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Faville Prairie State Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.16228, -88.88869

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 50
Historic sites: 32
  • Azatlan State Park: 6.6 mi
  • Octagon House: 9.2 mi
  • Watertown Plank Road Barn: 9.3 mi
  • First Kindergarten: 9.3 mi
  • Lake Ripley: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Attractions: 27
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 5.8 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 5.8 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 5.8 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 5.8 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 5.8 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 19
  • Peace Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Rock River Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • McFarland Community Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Birch Walk: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Swimming Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Pet Swim Area: 21.6 mi
  • La Follette Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Olbrich Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Artesian Well: 11.5 mi
  • Artesian Well: 12.0 mi
  • Crystal Lake Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Parry Spring: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Williams Knoll: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snapper Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty MoundSW 234°326 m17.1 mi
Mill HillNNW 333°276 m17.5 mi
Shaw HillN 11°269 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1719:5620:40
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2515:3716:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868717061503725
Precip in1.41.62.03.94.25.64.44.13.93.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/303176473

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