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Wilson Park

Wilson Park from directly overhead

Wilson Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Recreation Center, a park 0.5 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

What to expect

Operated by
Milwaukee County Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates42.97058, -87.93612

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 46
Gardens: 40
  • Garden District Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Hide House Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Tropical Dome: 3.9 mi
  • Desert Dome: 3.9 mi
Museums: 39
Picnic sites: 37
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 6
Springs: 4
  • Silurian Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Nemahbin Spring: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Bayside: 14.8 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillW 281°368 m23.5 mi
Buena Park HillSW 231°290 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1419:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2015:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736465768737265534030
Precip in1.81.72.23.93.54.43.43.73.22.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milwaukee Mitchell AP, 2 mi away.

  • Eastern Boxelder Bug46 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade37 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee22 obs
  • giant ragweed21 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle19 obs
  • wild carrot17 obs
  • Black Swallowtail15 obs
  • Coyote11 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/27372976

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