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County Grounds Park

County Grounds Park from directly overhead

County Grounds Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Men's Pavillion, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.05020, -88.02923
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hoyt Park: 0.4 mi
  • Northeast Quadrant: 0.4 mi
  • Meadowlands Commons: 0.7 mi
  • Gravel Sholes Park: 0.8 mi
  • Underwood Creek Parkway: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Herb & Nada Mahler Family Aviary: 1.2 mi
  • Wong Family Pheasantry: 1.2 mi
  • Idamel Wilmont Borchert Flamingo Exhibit: 1.2 mi
  • Taylor Family Humboldt Penguin Exhibit: 1.3 mi
  • Stearns Family Apes of Africa: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 37
Gardens: 37
Picnic sites: 32
  • Oak Leaf Trail Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Bridge Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Chestnut Street Commons: 1.4 mi
  • Maple Cove Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
Springs: 10
  • Silurian Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Nemahbin Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Parry Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 6
  • Mount Bayside: 11.1 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Holy Hill: 20.1 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Powder Hill: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillNW 322°405 m23.1 mi
Holy HillNW 312°376 m20.1 mi
Lapham HillW 266°368 m18.4 mi
Fox HillNNW 333°352 m25.0 mi
Buena Park HillSSW 210°290 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1419:5220:36
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2115:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535465868737164513928
Precip in1.51.51.83.73.74.83.63.73.02.72.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mary College, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin158 obs
  • White-tailed Deer153 obs
  • Wild Turkey140 obs
  • Mallard125 obs
  • Canada Goose97 obs
  • House Sparrow96 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk94 obs
  • Coyote91 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/426675494

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