- Elevation, modelled
- 287 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway7.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 43.2063, -89.4567
Wilke Prairie Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 287 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilke Prairie Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 238° | 524 m | 23.5 mi |
| Happy Hill | WNW 302° | 451 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNW 326° | 449 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NW 312° | 445 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | N 351° | 388 m | 20.1 mi |
| Townhall Hill | N 349° | 380 m | 19.3 mi |
| Indian Castle | WSW 249° | 354 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 297° | 346 m | 13.3 mi |
- 7.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Prairie Park: 0.3 mi
- North Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Scenic Valley Park: 0.5 mi
- Augusta Park: 0.7 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 0.7 mi
- Waunakee Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 7.7 mi
- Tyler Knipfer: 8.0 mi
- Matz Farmstead: 8.4 mi
- Edward Young House: 8.4 mi
- Schumacher Farm County Park: 1.4 mi
- Schmidt's Woods: 1.8 mi
- Castle Creek Conservancy: 1.9 mi
- Waunakee Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Empire Prairies State Natural Area- Westport Drumlin Unit: 3.6 mi
- Pink Elephant: 4.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty replica: 6.8 mi
- Sid Boyum Lantern in Beige: 8.9 mi
- Sid Boyum Red Heion-no-Shiko Lantern: 9.1 mi
- Sid Boyum Grinning Fool: 9.2 mi
- Rooted: Troy Farm: 5.9 mi
- Rooted: Troy Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Emerson Wildflower Garden: 8.7 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 9.2 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 9.4 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 8.1 mi
- Raymer's Ravine: 8.2 mi
- Black Hawk's Cave: 8.2 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 9.3 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 5.8 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 8.1 mi
- Eagle Heights: 8.3 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 8.8 mi
- Observatory Hill: 9.3 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 8.1 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 8.1 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 9.5 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 9.6 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 9.6 mi
- Indianola Beach: 5.3 mi
- Warner Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 8.6 mi
- Willow Beach: 9.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 9.3 mi
- Fox Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Maple Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Allen Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Springs: 6.0 mi
- Merrill Spring: 8.6 mi
- Council Spring: 10.6 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 10.6 mi
- Big Spring: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 13.1 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 15.1 mi
- Williams Knoll: 20.0 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 15.1 mi
- Train Car: 15.3 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 15.5 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 14.9 mi
- Skillet Falls: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
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