Hoyt Park
Hoyt Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoyt Park Pyramid, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Madison Parks
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoyt Park Pyramid: 0.2 mi
- Visible Bucky: 0.8 mi
- The Badger: 1.5 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 1.5 mi
- Pat Richter: 1.6 mi
- Reservoir Park: 0.2 mi
- Quarry Park: 0.3 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.4 mi
- Lucia Crest Park: 0.4 mi
- Stevens Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Richard Askey: 0.5 mi
- Margaret Kuenne Harlow: 0.5 mi
- Harry Harlow: 0.5 mi
- William Gardner Harley: 0.5 mi
- Robert James Wilson: 0.5 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 1.3 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Owen Conservation Park: 2.2 mi
- University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 2.6 mi
- Harlan Hills Prairie: 3.0 mi
- Rain garden: 1.6 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Maple: 1.7 mi
- Juniper: 1.8 mi
- Pine: 1.8 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 1.9 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 1.9 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.8 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 2.9 mi
- Circle Bench: 1.4 mi
- Willow Beach: 1.4 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 1.7 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 2.6 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Heights: 1.3 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bascom Hill: 2.0 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 4.5 mi
- Council Spring: 1.1 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 1.1 mi
- Merrill Spring: 1.5 mi
- Big Spring: 1.6 mi
- Springs: 4.2 mi
- Fox Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 3.5 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 7.6 mi
- Williams Knoll: 12.9 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Train Car: 7.8 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoyt Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 263° | 524 m | 20.9 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 272° | 354 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 321° | 346 m | 20.0 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 174° | 338 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 276° | 327 m | 23.3 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 104° | 326 m | 14.6 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 340° | 319 m | 23.9 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NNW 332° | 317 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 2 mi away.
- Sandhill Crane569 obs
- Wild Turkey559 obs
- Virginia bluebells545 obs
- Mallard472 obs
- American Robin451 obs
- bloodroot433 obs
- wild geranium385 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee384 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/119939379
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