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Lodi Marsh State Natural Area

Lodi Marsh State Natural Area from directly overhead

Lodi Marsh State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lodi Marsh State Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
256 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.28443, -89.55984
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 4.5 mi
  • Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 6.4 mi
  • Matz Farmstead: 6.8 mi
  • Waunakee Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 8.7 mi
Artworks
  • Pink Elephant: 9.3 mi
  • Time Keeper: 10.6 mi
  • Earth, Sky, Water: 10.7 mi
  • CCC Worker: 11.6 mi
  • Forevertron: 11.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions: 51
  • Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 3.3 mi
  • Gibraltar Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 12.0 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 29
Museums: 28
Beaches: 24
Cliffs: 19
Springs: 10
  • Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Koshawago Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Spring House: 14.3 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Council Spring: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 10.6 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 10.8 mi
  • Train Car: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 19.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Skillet Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascade Aerator: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lodi Marsh State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsSW 220°524 m23.1 mi
Happy HillWNW 296°451 m16.9 mi
Sauk PointNNW 333°449 m11.1 mi
Sauk HillNW 309°445 m12.9 mi
Maple HillWNW 294°424 m19.2 mi
Cascade MountainN 8°388 m14.6 mi
Townhall HillN 7°380 m13.7 mi
Indian CastleSW 230°354 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:11
June solstice05:1919:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2815:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192234465969727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.24.04.65.44.94.43.83.02.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodi Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Ghost Pipe13 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage12 obs
  • red columbine12 obs
  • wild bergamot12 obs
  • grey-headed coneflower11 obs
  • red baneberry10 obs
  • marsh marigold10 obs
  • bigtooth aspen9 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 node/354532569

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