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Deansville Fen State Natural Area

Deansville Fen State Natural Area from directly overhead

Deansville Fen State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 262 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Deansville State Wildlife Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
262 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.20833, -89.11956
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deansville State Wildlife Area: 0.7 mi
  • Scenic Circle Park: 3.4 mi
  • Blooming Meadows Park: 3.5 mi
  • Riverview Park: 3.7 mi
  • Cardinal Crest Estates Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Birch Walk: 13.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Event Garden: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Haunted House: 4.3 mi
  • Angell Park Speedway: 5.1 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 6.3 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 6.4 mi
  • Conical Indian Mounds: 6.4 mi
Museums: 28
Beaches: 20
  • Olbrich Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Warner Park Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Frost Woods Beach: 15.2 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 9
Springs: 8
  • Artesian Well: 11.5 mi
  • Artesian Well: 12.1 mi
  • Council Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Williams Knoll: 17.2 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty MoundS 189°326 m13.5 mi
Frederick's HillWSW 253°317 m19.3 mi
Eagle HeightsWSW 243°308 m18.4 mi
Evergreen HillWSW 252°307 m22.4 mi
Bascom HillWSW 237°290 m17.0 mi
Observatory HillWSW 238°290 m17.2 mi
Mill HillNNE 16°276 m12.9 mi
Shaw HillNE 43°269 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1719:5720:41
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2615:3816:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868717061503725
Precip in1.41.62.03.94.25.64.44.13.93.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • prickly cucumber6 obs
  • wild parsnip4 obs
  • Ring-necked Pheasant3 obs
  • box elder3 obs
  • common jewelweed3 obs
  • giant sunflower3 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler3 obs
  • Wild Turkey2 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/354532607

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