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O.B. Sherry Park

O.B. Sherry Park from directly overhead

O.B. Sherry Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.09733, -89.33204
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Birch Walk: 0.4 mi
  • Event Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
  • David Frischkorn: 0.8 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 1.2 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 1.4 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 1.8 mi
  • Joseph Solomon: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 55
Museums: 29
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 1.7 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 2.3 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 18
Springs: 9
  • Council Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Springs: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 7.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.2 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 13.3 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.6 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.8 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 11.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 307°346 m22.6 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSW 192°338 m18.9 mi
Liberty MoundESE 123°326 m10.3 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 326°319 m24.6 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 284°317 m7.9 mi
Mount PleasantSW 229°316 m21.1 mi
Mount JuliaSW 226°313 m19.9 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 232°310 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,042 obs
  • Monarch608 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee564 obs
  • Western Honey Bee523 obs
  • Red Admiral384 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee345 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle319 obs
  • Small White317 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/28769478

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