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Yahara River Parkway

Yahara River Parkway from directly overhead

Yahara River Parkway is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Catfish, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.08869, -89.35950
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Brendan Primm: 0.2 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.3 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 0.7 mi
  • Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse: 1.1 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 1.2 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Emerson Wildflower Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Reynolds Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Prairie Dropseed Meadow: 1.2 mi
  • Atrium Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 2.6 mi
  • Heritage Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
  • Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.2 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 59
Museums: 29
Beaches: 24
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 0.9 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.2 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.2 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Olbrich Beach: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 18
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Springs: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 5.8 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 11.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 12.1 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.0 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 310°346 m21.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 188°338 m18.1 mi
Liberty MoundESE 117°326 m11.2 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 330°319 m24.4 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 292°317 m6.8 mi
Mount PleasantSW 227°316 m19.6 mi
Mount JuliaSW 225°313 m18.5 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 230°310 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee929 obs
  • Monarch594 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee590 obs
  • Western Honey Bee532 obs
  • Mallard510 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle401 obs
  • Red Admiral400 obs
  • House Sparrow358 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 way/265721550

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