Sylvan
Sylvan rises to 383 m in Wisconsin. Mount Thom stands 391 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Stevenson, a museum 4.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States
Dates from 1853.
Wikidata Q1887432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 383 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
142 named places within 25 miles
- Viola County Park: 5.4 mi
- Banker Park: 6.1 mi
- Beauford T. Anderson Park: 7.6 mi
- Bean Park: 10.5 mi
- Flag Park: 12.9 mi
- Red Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Nebo: 6.4 mi
- Mount Sheldon: 6.6 mi
- Indianhead: 6.8 mi
- Ball Point: 7.4 mi
- Soldiers Grove Origins: 7.6 mi
- Richard M Brewer Historical Marker: 8.0 mi
- Rural Electification: 8.3 mi
- Boaz Mastodon: 8.3 mi
- Gays Mills Apple Orchards: 13.0 mi
- Tunnelville Cliffs State Natural Area: 10.4 mi
- Kooyumjian-Lost Creek Forest: 12.1 mi
- Blue River Sand Barrens State Natural Area: 16.5 mi
- Blue River Bluffs State Natural Area: 17.1 mi
- Ithaca School Forest: 17.4 mi
- Town of Stevenson: 4.7 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 13.5 mi
- Richland County History Room: 13.5 mi
- Train Museum & Vistior Center: 19.6 mi
- Boscobel Station: 20.2 mi
- Mill Creek: 4.7 mi
- McGrew: 7.4 mi
- Ashford: 9.6 mi
- Henrietta: 13.1 mi
- Corwin: 18.2 mi
- Eagle Cave: 13.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 13.6 mi
- Elephant Trunk Rock: 18.6 mi
- M60A3: 22.5 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 13.2 mi
- Crowley Spring: 20.2 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Tinkers Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Jersey Valley County Park Beach: 20.3 mi
- Cow: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sylvan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thom | N 0° | 391 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hill in Richland County | NNE 28° | 390 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | N 8° | 384 m | 19.3 mi |
| Perkins Hill | NNW 339° | 379 m | 17.8 mi |
| McElhose Hill | NNW 340° | 379 m | 19.5 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NE 49° | 372 m | 11.0 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 163° | 366 m | 5.2 mi |
| Spring Hill | ENE 76° | 366 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gays Mills, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1575202 — Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin.
OpenStreetMap element node/151951599
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