Tenney Park
Tenney Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenney Park Lock And Dam, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Madison
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 0.1 mi
- Brendan Primm: 0.6 mi
- Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.8 mi
- Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse: 1.1 mi
- Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad: 1.2 mi
- Filene Park: 0.1 mi
- Burr Jones Field: 0.5 mi
- Emerson East Park: 0.5 mi
- Giddings Park: 0.6 mi
- Burrows Park: 0.6 mi
- Geometric Forms Number Two: 0.7 mi
- Catfish: 0.8 mi
- Sid Boyum Geometric Form: 0.8 mi
- Sid Boyum White Lantern: 0.8 mi
- Sid Boyum Gates of Hell: 0.8 mi
- Reynolds Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Emerson Wildflower Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Atrium Shade Garden: 1.8 mi
- Prairie Dropseed Meadow: 1.8 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.0 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 3.6 mi
- Cherokee Marsh- Mendota Unit: 3.8 mi
- Heritage Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 1.0 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 2.3 mi
- African Penguins: 3.1 mi
- Tiger: 3.1 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 0.8 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 1.5 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.6 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 2.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 1.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 1.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 1.0 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.2 mi
- Olbrich Beach: 2.1 mi
- Bascom Hill: 2.1 mi
- Observatory Hill: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Heights: 3.7 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 4.1 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 6.1 mi
- Council Spring: 4.1 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.1 mi
- Big Spring: 4.3 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.9 mi
- Springs: 6.0 mi
- Maple Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Table Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Allen Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 5.8 mi
- Williams Knoll: 11.2 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 11.5 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Train Car: 11.8 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.5 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 23.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tenney Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 259° | 524 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 310° | 346 m | 21.2 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 186° | 338 m | 18.4 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 117° | 326 m | 11.9 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 331° | 319 m | 23.7 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WNW 290° | 317 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 225° | 316 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 222° | 313 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee769 obs
- Mallard593 obs
- Monarch493 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee492 obs
- Western Honey Bee403 obs
- House Sparrow333 obs
- Red Admiral314 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle313 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/28768070
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