Woodman Lake Sand Prairie and Dead Lake State Natural Area
Woodman Lake Sand Prairie and Dead Lake State Natural Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Sylvan stands 383 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodman & the Dinky railroad, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 195 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.1 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hanging Rock · 19 mi
- Fire Point · 19 mi
- Crows Nest · 20 mi
- luster Heights · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wauzeka Bottoms State Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- River Park: 4.0 mi
- Century Field: 4.2 mi
- Husher Wayside Park: 4.3 mi
- School Park: 4.4 mi
- Adiantum Woods State Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Boscobel Bluffs: 6.4 mi
- Blue River Bluffs State Natural Area: 11.8 mi
- Borah Creek Prairie: 12.0 mi
- REM Castle Rock Creek: 13.6 mi
- Woodman & the Dinky railroad: 0.5 mi
- Anderson Mills & The Dinky Railroad: 3.2 mi
- The Gideons: 5.0 mi
- Tank: 5.2 mi
- Seneca War Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Boscobel Station: 5.4 mi
- Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum: 10.5 mi
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum: 10.5 mi
- Grant County History Museum: 17.7 mi
- Fort Crawford Museum: 18.0 mi
- Eagle Cave: 16.5 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 18.2 mi
- St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground: 18.5 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 19.4 mi
- Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- Fire Point: 19.3 mi
- Nezekaw Point: 19.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.4 mi
- Point Ann: 19.6 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Cow: 5.1 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 10.9 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 19.5 mi
- Crowley Spring: 9.8 mi
- Big Spring: 19.5 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 20.8 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Mill Creek: 23.7 mi
- Ashford: 24.0 mi
- Roadside Park Reststop: 16.6 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 19.8 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 20.2 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodman Lake Sand Prairie and Dead Lake State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan | NNE 21° | 383 m | 24.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 30° | 366 m | 20.3 mi |
| John Hill | NE 49° | 355 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mondell Hill | W 260° | 347 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 79° | 326 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pine Knob | SE 136° | 325 m | 4.0 mi |
| Ball Point | NE 38° | 317 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pauls Hill | NE 54° | 312 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:45 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steuben 4 SE, 3 mi away.
- white mulberry4 obs
- lanceleaf frogfruit4 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog4 obs
- round-headed bush clover4 obs
- racemed milkwort4 obs
- Bald Eagle3 obs
- Gray Catbird3 obs
- star-flowered lily-of-the-valley3 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/354532688
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