- Elevation, modelled
- 284 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 43.2023, -89.4526
Prairie Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled 284 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Valley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Village of Waunakee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 239° | 524 m | 23.5 mi |
| Happy Hill | WNW 303° | 451 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNW 326° | 449 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NW 312° | 445 m | 20.7 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | N 351° | 388 m | 20.4 mi |
| Townhall Hill | N 349° | 380 m | 19.6 mi |
| Indian Castle | WSW 249° | 354 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 297° | 346 m | 13.6 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Scenic Valley Park: 0.1 mi
- North Ridge Park: 0.3 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.4 mi
- Augusta Park: 0.5 mi
- Breu-Kal Farms Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Wilke Prairie Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Schumacher Farm County Park: 1.1 mi
- Castle Creek Conservancy: 1.6 mi
- Schmidt's Woods: 1.8 mi
- Waunakee Arboretum: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Waunakee Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 7.4 mi
- Tyler Knipfer: 7.7 mi
- Edward Young House: 8.1 mi
- Bamforth Bluff Restoration: 8.1 mi
Artworks
- Pink Elephant: 4.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty replica: 6.5 mi
- Sid Boyum Lantern in Beige: 8.5 mi
- Sid Boyum Red Heion-no-Shiko Lantern: 8.8 mi
- Sid Boyum Grinning Fool: 8.9 mi
Gardens
- Rooted: Troy Farm: 5.5 mi
- Rooted: Troy Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Emerson Wildflower Garden: 8.4 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 60
- Governor's Mansion: 7.7 mi
- Raymer's Ravine: 7.9 mi
- Black Hawk's Cave: 8.0 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 9.0 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 31
- Frederick's Hill: 5.6 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 8.0 mi
- Eagle Heights: 8.0 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 8.5 mi
- Observatory Hill: 9.0 mi
Museums: 30
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 8.0 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 9.2 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 9.3 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Indianola Beach: 5.0 mi
- Warner Park Beach: 6.3 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 8.3 mi
- Willow Beach: 8.7 mi
- James Madison Beach: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Fox Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Maple Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Allen Bluff: 14.6 mi
Springs: 9
- Springs: 5.8 mi
- Merrill Spring: 8.4 mi
- Council Spring: 10.3 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 10.3 mi
- Big Spring: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 12.8 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 15.0 mi
- Williams Knoll: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Train Car: 15.1 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 15.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascade Aerator: 14.6 mi
- Skillet Falls: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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