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McGinnis Park

McGinnis Park from directly overhead

McGinnis Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Honeysuckle Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.09768, -89.30142
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Birch Walk: 1.7 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Event Garden: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Joseph Solomon: 1.7 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 2.3 mi
  • William Cummings: 2.5 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 2.8 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 53
Museums: 27
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Frost Woods Beach: 3.4 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 3.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 17
Springs: 10
  • Council Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Springs: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 8.2 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 9.5 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 14.7 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 305°346 m23.8 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSW 196°338 m19.3 mi
Liberty MoundSE 129°326 m9.0 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 281°317 m9.4 mi
Mount PleasantSW 231°316 m22.3 mi
Mount JuliaSW 229°313 m21.0 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 236°310 m14.1 mi
Eagle HeightsW 264°308 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2615:3916:26

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee974 obs
  • Monarch555 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee520 obs
  • Western Honey Bee504 obs
  • Red Admiral367 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee337 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper299 obs
  • Small White293 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/28771366

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