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South Park

South Park from directly overhead

South Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 266 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sorom Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.52281, -90.00165

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sorom Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sauey Park: 0.6 mi
  • Harvest Park: 0.6 mi
  • Granite Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
  • City Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Van Hise Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Depot Display Area: 7.7 mi
  • Copper Range #29: 7.7 mi
  • Shay #9: 7.7 mi
  • Water Tower Display Area: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Thieman Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Diamond Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Devils Chair: 8.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Knob: 9.5 mi
  • Maple Hill: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Cliffs: 30
Historic sites: 25
  • Van Hise Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Ringling Brothers Circus: 12.8 mi
  • Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 12.9 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells: 13.0 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 13.8 mi
Museums: 19
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 5
Springs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Secret Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Knot Garden: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillSE 142°451 m11.4 mi
Sauk PointESE 111°449 m18.4 mi
Sauk HillSE 124°445 m14.7 mi
Maple HillSSE 152°424 m9.8 mi
Johnson HillNNW 329°411 m22.3 mi
Daylight HillNW 324°396 m17.2 mi
Cascade MountainE 95°388 m24.3 mi
Potato HillNNW 339°384 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2020:0220:45
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:3115:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465868726961493624
Precip in1.51.52.23.84.35.45.34.73.53.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reedsburg Wwtp, under a mile away.

  • Asian Lady Beetle13 obs
  • wild carrot12 obs
  • Bull Thistle9 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel8 obs
  • Red Clover8 obs
  • American Robin6 obs
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker6 obs
  • White-tailed Deer6 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 way/474107483

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