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Cherokee Marsh State Natural Area

Cherokee Marsh State Natural Area from directly overhead

Cherokee Marsh State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 261 m. Sauk Point stands 449 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherokee Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
261 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.16527, -89.34456
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Joseph Solomon: 3.4 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 3.6 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 4.3 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 5.0 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 54
Museums: 25
Beaches: 24
  • Warner Park Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Indianola Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Olbrich Beach: 5.4 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 6.0 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 22
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 10
  • Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Council Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 10.9 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 14.7 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 15.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 16.0 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 19.1 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherokee Marsh State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sauk PointNW 319°449 m24.1 mi
Cascade MountainNNW 339°388 m24.3 mi
Townhall HillNNW 337°380 m23.7 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 297°346 m19.6 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 188°338 m23.4 mi
Liberty MoundSE 138°326 m13.8 mi
Owls Head HillNW 321°319 m20.4 mi
Frederick's HillWSW 248°317 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:3916:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • common cowparsnip70 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort62 obs
  • Sandhill Crane60 obs
  • common milkweed56 obs
  • Monarch51 obs
  • Viceroy50 obs
  • pale Indian plantain50 obs
  • tall bellflower49 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 node/354532611

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