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Nichols Creek State Wildlife Area

Nichols Creek State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Nichols Creek State Wildlife Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 281 m. Dundee Mountain stands 366 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Pond Park, a park 1.8 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.68444, -88.03037

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mill Pond Park: 1.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mitchell Park: 3.5 mi
  • Meyer Park: 4.4 mi
  • Nutt Park: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 15
Museums: 14
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Antoinette: 5.0 mi
  • Farm Crest Auto & Storage Bull: 6.2 mi
  • Pledge of Allegiance: 10.3 mi
  • Acuity Insurance Flagpole: 14.0 mi
  • Bird of Hope and Joy: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pet Picnic Area: 9.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dundee MountainWSW 253°366 m7.0 mi
Conner HillW 275°356 m5.1 mi
Fox HillSSW 208°352 m24.3 mi
Johnson HillWNW 282°351 m4.6 mi
McMullen HillW 267°341 m5.6 mi
Garriety HillW 274°337 m5.5 mi
Mary HillWNW 293°332 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1119:5420:38
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2315:3216:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232445665716961493625
Precip in1.61.42.03.63.84.23.53.72.83.02.11.8

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

  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage7 obs
  • northern whitecedar5 obs
  • large white trillium5 obs
  • marsh marigold5 obs
  • red columbine4 obs
  • sharp-lobed hepatica4 obs
  • dame's rocket3 obs
  • common milkweed3 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/353888973

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