Bascom Hill
Bascom Hill rises to 290 m in Wisconsin. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Main quadrangle of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Wikidata Q4866334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.0 mi
- Mother and Child: 0.2 mi
- Awakening: 0.2 mi
- Both / And — Tolerance / Innovation: 0.2 mi
- The Lantern: 0.3 mi
- Robert E. Gard Storyteller's Circle: 0.1 mi
- Class of 1920 Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Library Mall: 0.2 mi
- Alumni Park: 0.3 mi
- Henry Mall: 0.3 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 1.5 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 2.4 mi
- University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 3.6 mi
- Jenni & Kyle Preserve: 3.6 mi
- UW Madison Botany Garden: 0.1 mi
- Welcome Garden: 0.3 mi
- Creativity Garden: 0.3 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 0.3 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 0.3 mi
- Tiger: 1.1 mi
- Lion: 1.1 mi
- African Penguins: 1.1 mi
- Rhino: 1.1 mi
- A Stage For All: 0.2 mi
- State Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- 9XM-WHA: 0.2 mi
- The Henry Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Arch: 0.4 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 0.1 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 0.3 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.8 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 0.9 mi
- Willow Beach: 0.8 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 1.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 1.1 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 1.2 mi
- Circle Bench: 1.4 mi
- Observatory Hill: 0.2 mi
- Eagle Heights: 2.2 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 2.4 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 5.3 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 7.3 mi
- Maple Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Fox Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Council Spring: 2.0 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.1 mi
- Big Spring: 2.3 mi
- Merrill Spring: 3.2 mi
- Spring House: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.0 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 9.5 mi
- Williams Knoll: 11.5 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Train Car: 9.7 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 7.6 mi
- Fellows: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bascom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 262° | 524 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 316° | 346 m | 20.9 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 181° | 338 m | 17.0 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 109° | 326 m | 12.9 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 336° | 319 m | 24.1 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NW 310° | 317 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 224° | 316 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 221° | 313 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1842317 — Bascom Hill, Dane County, Wisconsin.
OpenStreetMap element node/349451685
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