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Elmside Circle Park

Elmside Circle Park from directly overhead

Elmside Circle Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 270 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sid Boyum Polar Bear Chair, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
270 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Madison

How to reach it

Coordinates43.09226, -89.34212

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Hudson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lakeland-Schiller Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Wirth Court Park: 0.4 mi
  • Olbrich Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Atrium Shade Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Prairie Dropseed Meadow: 0.4 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.7 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 0.7 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 0.9 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.5 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 57
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 1.5 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.1 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 17
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Springs: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.5 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.2 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.7 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.0 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.0 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 308°346 m22.4 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 191°338 m18.5 mi
Liberty MoundESE 120°326 m10.5 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 328°319 m24.6 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 287°317 m7.5 mi
Mount PleasantSW 228°316 m20.5 mi
Mount JuliaSW 226°313 m19.3 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 232°310 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

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, 3 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,086 obs
  • Monarch621 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee578 obs
  • Western Honey Bee529 obs
  • Mallard401 obs
  • Red Admiral398 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle395 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee345 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/28725748

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