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Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area

Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area from directly overhead

Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 412 m. Lookout Mountain stands 586 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Merrill Memorial Forest Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26108, -89.61262

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prairie Dell County Park: 2.5 mi
  • Prairie Dells Scenic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Hay Meadow County Park: 3.1 mi
  • Haymeadow County Park: 3.2 mi
  • Lincoln County Fair Grounds: 6.1 mi
Museums: 11
Peaks: 8
  • Irma Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Chase Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Porcupine Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Snow Hill: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Organic Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Monk Botanical Gardens: 18.8 mi
  • Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sara Park Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Crystal Beach: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Dinosaurs: 19.6 mi
  • Wausau Wings ii: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sprit Falls: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • M60A3: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainNNE 33°586 m11.5 mi
Rib MountainS 190°586 m23.8 mi
Baldy HillNE 38°554 m15.6 mi
Irma HillNNW 342°536 m6.6 mi
Chase HillN 352°534 m7.4 mi
Porcupine MountainN 7°486 m10.1 mi
Ninemile HillW 264°454 m8.7 mi
Snow HillSW 230°452 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:11
June solstice05:1120:0520:51
September equinox06:4618:1918:58
December solstice07:3515:3016:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131628415565696658453119
Precip in1.21.11.82.93.74.63.84.13.93.22.11.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354527322

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