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New Munster Bog Island State Natural Area

New Munster Bog Island State Natural Area from directly overhead

New Munster Bog Island State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 241 m. High Point stands 362 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is New Munster Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56696, -88.22787

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • New Munster Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Bassett Park: 1.6 mi
  • Shorewood Terrace Park: 2.2 mi
  • Legion Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza: 1.5 mi
  • Vern Wolf: 6.8 mi
  • Burlington High School Wall of Fame: 7.3 mi
  • Voree Historic Town Site: 9.0 mi
  • Twin 40mm/56cal anti-aircraft naval gun: 9.6 mi
Attractions
  • Richardson Adventure Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm: 7.0 mi
  • The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 10.0 mi
  • Bumper Cars: 13.8 mi
  • Ballocity: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 25
Artworks: 19
  • Three Rusted Dragons: 10.5 mi
  • Three Graces: 10.6 mi
  • Jockey International Globe: 19.9 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 20.8 mi
  • Ma Mère: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Butteryfly Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Antioch Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Pet Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 14.6 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 14.6 mi
  • The Buttery: 14.6 mi
  • Sun Garden: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWSW 248°362 m18.1 mi
Buena Park HillN 360°290 m15.6 mi
Gander MountainSSE 160°283 m5.4 mi
Hill FifteenSSW 204°276 m8.0 mi
Camelback KameSSW 207°268 m11.4 mi
Mount TomNNE 18°265 m6.4 mi
Mount MoriahSSW 211°257 m3.8 mi
Bald KnobS 175°235 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212335465767716962503827
Precip in1.71.52.23.44.34.74.43.93.62.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pell Lake Wwtp, 6 mi away.

  • Northern Cardinal75 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco60 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee49 obs
  • Pimpleback46 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel37 obs
  • American Robin31 obs
  • House Sparrow29 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail24 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/354532498

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