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Elizabeth Link Peace Park

Elizabeth Link Peace Park from directly overhead

Elizabeth Link Peace Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.07507, -89.39258
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Capitol Centre Park: 0.2 mi
  • Library Mall: 0.3 mi
  • Alumni Park: 0.3 mi
  • Class of 1920 Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Stations of the Cross Walking Path: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Inspiration Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Creativity Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Welcome Garden: 0.3 mi
  • UW Madison Botany Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Reynolds Community Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • State Historical Society: 0.4 mi
  • A Stage For All: 0.4 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • 9XM-WHA: 0.4 mi
  • Wisconsin State Constitution: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums: 29
Beaches: 24
  • James Madison Beach: 0.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 0.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Brittingham Beach: 0.8 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 20
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Springs: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.2 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 9.9 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 11.1 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 10.2 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.5 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 262°524 m23.5 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 315°346 m21.3 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 183°338 m17.0 mi
Liberty MoundESE 109°326 m12.3 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 334°319 m24.4 mi
Frederick's HillNW 306°317 m5.8 mi
Mount PleasantSW 226°316 m17.8 mi
Mount JuliaSW 223°313 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard1,023 obs
  • House Sparrow532 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail513 obs
  • Sandhill Crane436 obs
  • white snakeroot419 obs
  • common milkweed416 obs
  • Canada Goose409 obs
  • American Robin388 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/242636260

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