Waterloo Prairie State Natural Area
Waterloo Prairie State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Liberty Mound stands 326 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Holzhueter Farm Conservation Park, a park 1.7 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Holzhueter Farm Conservation Park: 1.7 mi
- Youker Park: 2.4 mi
- Morrisin Field: 2.9 mi
- Converse Park: 5.6 mi
- Deerhaven Park: 5.6 mi
- Dragon Statue: 17.5 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 18.5 mi
- Changing Graffiti: 20.2 mi
- Mischler's Harley Davidson Mural: 20.2 mi
- Beaver Statue: 20.2 mi
- Azatlan State Park: 8.3 mi
- Octagon House: 11.9 mi
- Watertown Plank Road Barn: 11.9 mi
- First Kindergarten: 11.9 mi
- Lake Ripley: 12.1 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 3.0 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 3.0 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 3.0 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 3.0 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 3.0 mi
- Snapper Prairie State Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Dr. J.S. Garman Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Faville Prairie State Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Deansville Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Lake District Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rock River Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Birch Walk: 20.5 mi
- Perennial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Waterloo Area Historical Society Museum: 2.4 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Aztalan Museum: 8.1 mi
- Johnson Creek Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Columbus Antique Mall and Museum: 11.9 mi
- Pet Swim Area: 20.0 mi
- La Follette Beach: 20.1 mi
- Olbrich Beach: 20.4 mi
- Schluter Beach: 20.9 mi
- Frost Woods Beach: 21.5 mi
- Liberty Mound: 15.6 mi
- Mill Hill: 15.7 mi
- Shaw Hill: 19.7 mi
- Bascom Hill: 24.2 mi
- Observatory Hill: 24.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 10.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 10.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Spring: 20.7 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 8.5 mi
- Williams Knoll: 19.9 mi
- Maple Bluff: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterloo Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Mound | SW 225° | 326 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bascom Hill | WSW 254° | 290 m | 24.2 mi |
| Observatory Hill | WSW 254° | 290 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mill Hill | NNW 340° | 276 m | 15.7 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NNE 19° | 269 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Wwtp, 2 mi away.
- Black Tern5 obs
- yellow lady's slipper5 obs
- wild parsnip4 obs
- Tufted Loosestrife4 obs
- prairie milkweed4 obs
- eastern prairie fringed orchid4 obs
- prickly cucumber3 obs
- Red Admiral3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354532526
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