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White River Fishery Area

White River Fishery Area from directly overhead

White River Fishery Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Mosquito Bluff stands 378 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Waushara County Fairgrounds, a park 1.2 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08383, -89.27915

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waushara County Fairgrounds: 1.2 mi
  • Sandcrest Park: 1.3 mi
  • Bird Creek Park: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Alpine Park: 4.7 mi
  • Mount Morris Hills County Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 14
  • Mount Morris: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 9.0 mi
  • Stone Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Johns Mountain: 15.4 mi
  • Mount Joel: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops: 6.0 mi
  • The Painted Rock: 15.2 mi
  • The Montello Cottonwood: 20.2 mi
  • Evanswood Village Shops: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Chippy's Sports Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Friendship Beach: 22.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fenrich Springs: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lion: 20.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hutchinson Historical House: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Poygan Paygrounds: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rose Garden: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White River Fishery Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito BluffNW 320°378 m17.7 mi
Mount MorrisENE 63°346 m5.3 mi
The LedgeNW 321°346 m19.0 mi
Lone RockNW 307°342 m19.2 mi
Keystone RockW 279°340 m22.7 mi
Minnie RockW 268°324 m23.8 mi
Ship RockWSW 258°312 m20.1 mi
Stone HillSSW 193°288 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:10
June solstice05:1520:0020:45
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:3015:3516:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445766706860483422
Precip in1.11.01.93.64.24.94.14.03.32.72.01.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock EXP Farm, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/890209586

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