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Swamplovers Nature Preserve

Swamplovers Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Swamplovers Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is S.B. Andersen Memorial Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Swamplovers Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.12879, -89.66667
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Gausewitz Park: 1.2 mi
  • American Legion Park: 1.3 mi
  • Zander Community Nature Park: 1.3 mi
  • Salmo Pond County Park: 1.4 mi
  • Municipal Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Haney's Tavern: 1.8 mi
  • Matz Farmstead: 5.2 mi
  • Old Halfway Prairie: 5.2 mi
  • Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 8.4 mi
  • Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 8.5 mi
Gardens
  • Forward Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Native American Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Theme Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 8.0 mi
Artworks
  • Toy Soldier: 10.2 mi
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 11.5 mi
  • Hoyt Park Pyramid: 12.2 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 12.3 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 46
Peaks: 37
Museums: 28
Beaches: 26
Cliffs: 20
Springs: 10
  • Spring House: 4.2 mi
  • Riley Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 14.5 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 10.3 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 22.6 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swamplovers Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsSW 233°524 m11.7 mi
Happy HillNNW 332°451 m20.7 mi
Sauk PointN 1°449 m20.7 mi
Sauk HillNNW 346°445 m19.4 mi
Maple HillNNW 327°424 m22.2 mi
Bunker HillWSW 249°371 m22.6 mi
Indian CastleWSW 254°354 m12.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillN 354°346 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2019:5920:43
September equinox06:4718:2018:58
December solstice07:2815:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455767706961493624
Precip in1.51.32.33.84.45.63.93.32.82.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/850329169

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