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Thomson Memorial Prairie

Thomson Memorial Prairie from directly overhead

Thomson Memorial Prairie is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the north, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mounds Fort, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.99747, -89.84435
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hidden Mounds Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mounds View Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kittleson Krest Park: 2.2 mi
  • Quail Ridge Park: 2.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 56
  • Epic Community Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Forward Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Theme Garden: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Toy Soldier: 14.0 mi
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 15.8 mi
  • Community: 19.6 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 19.6 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 40
Peaks: 32
Museums: 19
  • Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 5.4 mi
  • Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 10.1 mi
  • Black Earth Children's Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Blanchardville Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Swiss Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 19
Springs: 9
  • Big Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Riley Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Spring House: 13.0 mi
  • Spring House: 14.6 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsN 349°524 m2.1 mi
Bunker HillW 275°371 m12.2 mi
Dunbar HillWNW 291°366 m19.5 mi
Indian CastleNNW 333°354 m6.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNE 21°346 m21.8 mi
Liberty Pole HillESE 118°338 m24.9 mi
Pine KnobNNW 339°327 m7.8 mi
Bigelow HillWNW 298°322 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2119:5920:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2815:4216:28

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/756410824

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