Milwaukee River and Swamp State Natural Area
Milwaukee River and Swamp State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 297 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pet Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 297 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lynn Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Campbellsport Drumlins State Park: 7.3 mi
- Johnson Hill Kame State Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- Mullet Creek State Wildlife Area: 10.1 mi
- Lac Lawrann Conservancy: 10.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial.: 5.7 mi
- Tornado Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Site Of Winsooki: 12.7 mi
- Wade House Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Crucifixion Monument: 13.5 mi
- Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA): 12.0 mi
- Washington County Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum: 13.6 mi
- Pioneer Village: 14.4 mi
- Ozaukee County Pioneer Village: 14.4 mi
- Pleasure Valley Pumpkins: 5.3 mi
- Tipi: 8.9 mi
- P40 Flying Tiger Lawn Ornament: 14.6 mi
- Roden Barnyard Adventures LLC: 16.3 mi
- Road America: 16.9 mi
- Dundee Mountain: 4.1 mi
- McMullen Hill: 6.1 mi
- Garriety Hill: 6.8 mi
- Conner Hill: 7.0 mi
- Johnson Hill: 7.7 mi
- Bird of Hope and Joy: 12.0 mi
- Ajuga Daydream: 12.5 mi
- Antoinette: 14.6 mi
- Farm Crest Auto & Storage Bull: 16.0 mi
- Pledge of Allegiance: 18.3 mi
- Mission Beach: 16.5 mi
- Siebkens Beach and Peir: 18.1 mi
- North Beach: 21.0 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 21.1 mi
- South Beach: 21.1 mi
- Pet Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 22.5 mi
- Community Church Garden: 14.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 14.4 mi
- Schauer Center Garden: 21.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.5 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 21.5 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 22.1 mi
- Theresa Rest Area 64: 12.3 mi
- Lomira Rest Area 63: 12.5 mi
- Winooski: 12.7 mi
- Stonehaven: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Milwaukee River and Swamp State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | SSW 197° | 405 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dundee Mountain | NNE 17° | 366 m | 4.1 mi |
| Conner Hill | NNE 23° | 356 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSW 192° | 352 m | 16.0 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNE 26° | 351 m | 7.7 mi |
| McMullen Hill | NNE 22° | 341 m | 6.1 mi |
| Garriety Hill | NNE 21° | 337 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mary Hill | NW 326° | 332 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Bend Public Works, 13 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage29 obs
- marsh marigold21 obs
- Blue-spotted Salamander18 obs
- round-lobed hepatica16 obs
- wild geranium14 obs
- American white waterlily14 obs
- large white trillium14 obs
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354531305
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