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Waunakee Marsh State Wildlife Management Area

Waunakee Marsh State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Waunakee Marsh State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 281 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pulvermacher Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
281 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.18583, -89.51401
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pulvermacher Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ripp Park: 2.1 mi
  • Westbridge Park: 2.1 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Meadowbrook Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Waunakee Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Matz Farmstead: 5.5 mi
  • Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 6.3 mi
  • Bamforth Bluff Restoration: 7.7 mi
  • Edward Young House: 8.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 42
Peaks: 31
Museums: 27
Beaches: 26
  • Indianola Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Spring Harbor Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Warner Park Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Beach: 8.8 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Springs: 9
  • Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Spring House: 8.8 mi
  • Council Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 12.4 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 13.0 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.2 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 16.6 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Aerator: 13.3 mi
  • Skillet Falls: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waunakee Marsh State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsWSW 238°524 m20.3 mi
Happy HillNW 309°451 m22.6 mi
Sauk PointNNW 337°449 m18.3 mi
Sauk HillNW 321°445 m19.4 mi
Maple HillNW 306°424 m24.7 mi
Cascade MountainN 359°388 m21.2 mi
Townhall HillN 358°380 m20.4 mi
Indian CastleWSW 249°354 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5920:42
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2815:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel7 obs
  • slender leafy spurge7 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail6 obs
  • prairie pasqueflower6 obs
  • Wild Turkey5 obs
  • Red Fox5 obs
  • bird's foot violet5 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee5 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 node/354528053

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