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Leeson Park

Leeson Park from directly overhead

Leeson Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 235 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosevelt Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
235 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51332, -89.00505

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Totem Mound Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hancock Field: 0.9 mi
  • Hope Park: 1.0 mi
  • Strong Memorial Stadium: 1.0 mi
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 22
  • Home of Governor Harvey: 5.2 mi
  • Shopiere Clock: 5.2 mi
  • Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 5.6 mi
  • Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 7.3 mi
  • First State Fair: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 14
Beaches: 6
  • Lions Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Olson Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Standfield Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Assembly Park Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Zion: 14.2 mi
  • Lookout Point: 16.1 mi
  • Turtle Mound: 17.1 mi
  • High Point: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Sandstone Wall: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointE 97°362 m23.0 mi
Mount ZionNNE 17°316 m14.2 mi
Turtle MoundSSW 195°218 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233455666706861493524
Precip in1.61.52.13.74.35.63.44.13.82.82.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 2 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee44 obs
  • Monarch31 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee19 obs
  • Red-belted Bumble Bee19 obs
  • Small White18 obs
  • common milkweed17 obs
  • American White Pelican16 obs
  • Mallard16 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 node/353882459

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