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Minooka County Park

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Minooka County Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 300 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Akakawaa Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
300 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.97662, -88.18533

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Akakawaa Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pari Park: 1.4 mi
  • Moorewood Park: 1.4 mi
  • Heyer Park: 1.6 mi
  • Charles Heyer Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • iCOMBAT Waukesha: 3.5 mi
  • Battle House: 5.1 mi
  • Caribou & Sandhill Crane: 8.0 mi
  • North America: 8.1 mi
  • Elk: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
  • New Berlin Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Hadfield Company Lime Kilns: 4.5 mi
  • Gertrude Basse the Cow: 4.8 mi
  • Hales Corners Veteran's Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 7.1 mi
Artworks
  • Sundial: 6.2 mi
  • play: 7.1 mi
  • connect: 7.1 mi
  • dream: 7.1 mi
  • EXPLORE: 7.2 mi
Museums: 40
Gardens: 38
Picnic sites: 33
  • Picnic Area 8: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 8.0 mi
  • Tembo Trail: 8.1 mi
  • Savanna Walk: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 7: 8.1 mi
Springs: 12
  • Silurian Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Nemahbin Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Parry Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 7
  • Lapham Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Holy Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Mount Bayside: 20.1 mi
  • Mount Tom: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillNNW 345°405 m24.1 mi
Holy HillNNW 339°376 m19.8 mi
Lapham HillWNW 290°368 m11.2 mi
Bald BluffWSW 247°317 m23.2 mi
Buena Park HillS 190°290 m12.9 mi
Mount TomS 181°265 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3516:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202334455767716962503726
Precip in1.61.71.93.64.04.94.04.23.32.92.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukesha Wwtp, 4 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee172 obs
  • Western Honey Bee110 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee107 obs
  • wild carrot90 obs
  • Red Clover86 obs
  • black raspberry81 obs
  • purple coneflower80 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee78 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/469109958

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