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Willow Bay Nature Preserve

Willow Bay Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Willow Bay Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoreland Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.24916, -87.93620

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mequon Rotary Park: 1.4 mi
  • Villa Grove Park: 1.4 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.7 mi
  • Garrison's Glen: 2.0 mi
  • Highland Woods: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 35
Gardens: 32
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Bayside: 4.8 mi
  • Fox Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Powder Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Holy Hill: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillWNW 283°405 m19.3 mi
Holy HillW 269°376 m19.7 mi
Fox HillWNW 298°352 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5320:36
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3316:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635455666727063523928
Precip in1.61.72.13.94.04.53.63.83.23.02.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton Wwtp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/40034463

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