Skip to content

Copernicus Park

Copernicus Park from directly overhead

Copernicus Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.94284, -87.94247

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 48
Gardens: 41
  • Garden District Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Hide House Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 4.4 mi
  • Trial Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Museums: 40
Picnic sites: 36
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hygeia Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Silurian Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Indian Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Nemahbin Spring: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 4
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillWNW 285°368 m23.6 mi
Buena Park HillSW 235°290 m17.9 mi
Mount TomSSW 212°265 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1419:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2015:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736465768737265534030
Precip in1.81.72.23.93.54.43.43.73.22.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milwaukee Mitchell AP, 2 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee31 obs
  • White-tailed Deer24 obs
  • Red-belted Bumble Bee23 obs
  • Aborted entoloma22 obs
  • crown-tipped coral fungus21 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee15 obs
  • Coyote14 obs
  • Golden Northern Bumble Bee13 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/27372985

More parks in Wisconsin

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Copernicus Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens