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Benson Park

Benson Park from directly overhead

Benson Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. High Point stands 362 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wehmhoff Jucker Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
231 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Burlington
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.68134, -88.27046
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Burlington High School Wall of Fame: 1.1 mi
  • Voree Historic Town Site: 1.9 mi
  • Twin 40mm/56cal anti-aircraft naval gun: 6.7 mi
  • M110A2 self-propelled 8-inch howitzer: 6.8 mi
  • Vern Wolf: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 32
  • The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Elegant Farmer: 11.7 mi
  • Ice Castles: 13.7 mi
  • Richardson Adventure Farm: 14.7 mi
  • Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 15.1 mi
Museums: 27
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 18
  • Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Waterford Rain Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Pet Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 20.3 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 20.3 mi
  • The Buttery: 20.3 mi
  • Sun Garden: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Riviera Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Twin Lakes Park Beach: 11.3 mi
  • twin lakes park beach: 11.3 mi
  • Swimming beach: 11.6 mi
  • Family Camp Beach: 15.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Hygeia Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Stute Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Scuppernong Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Mount Tom: 4.5 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 11.1 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSW 225°362 m20.6 mi
Lone Tree BluffWNW 291°320 m21.8 mi
Bald BluffWNW 304°317 m20.4 mi
Buena Park HillNNE 15°290 m8.0 mi
Gander MountainSSE 163°283 m13.6 mi
Hill FifteenS 184°276 m15.3 mi
Camelback KameS 190°268 m18.3 mi
Mount TomESE 114°265 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333455666706961493625
Precip in1.81.82.13.64.04.53.63.63.52.82.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black Sandshell61 obs
  • Plain Pocketbook40 obs
  • Pimpleback26 obs
  • Ghost Pipe22 obs
  • Giant Floater22 obs
  • Monarch18 obs
  • Mucket13 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee11 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/941672032

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