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Fish Lake County Park

Fish Lake County Park from directly overhead

Fish Lake County Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 266 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Lake Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
266 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.28589, -89.66159
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 2.6 mi
  • Gibraltar Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 9.3 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 9.4 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 10.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 2.6 mi
  • Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 4.2 mi
  • Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 4.9 mi
  • Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 5.0 mi
  • Immanuel Evangelical Church: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Drop Off point 1: 2.8 mi
  • Sauk Prairie Riverfront Park: 2.8 mi
  • Alice Graf Park: 2.9 mi
  • Riverwalk Park and Overlook: 3.0 mi
  • Marion Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks
  • Time Keeper: 6.7 mi
  • Earth, Sky, Water: 7.0 mi
  • Forevertron: 7.7 mi
  • CCC Worker: 9.0 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 14.4 mi
Gardens
  • Knot Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Secret Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Native American Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Theme Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Forward Garden: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 32
Museums: 30
Beaches: 24
Cliffs: 20
Springs: 10
  • Koshawago Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Spring House: 14.3 mi
  • Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Riley Spring: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 13.4 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 13.4 mi
  • Train Car: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 20.4 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Skillet Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cascade Aerator: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsSSW 208°524 m20.3 mi
Happy HillNW 306°451 m12.5 mi
Sauk PointN 1°449 m9.8 mi
Sauk HillNNW 329°445 m9.4 mi
Maple HillWNW 302°424 m14.6 mi
Cascade MountainNNE 27°388 m16.0 mi
Townhall HillNNE 27°380 m15.1 mi
Indian CastleSW 220°354 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:1920:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2018:58
December solstice07:2815:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133455767716961493624
Precip in1.31.31.93.94.35.34.24.13.92.42.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sauk City Wwtp, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee21 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee19 obs
  • Red-belted Bumble Bee18 obs
  • Black-and-gold Bumble Bee17 obs
  • Monarch16 obs
  • Northern Amber Bumble Bee13 obs
  • Golden Northern Bumble Bee11 obs
  • Half-black Bumble Bee10 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/30246490

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