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Sylvan

Sylvan, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.42294, -90.62746

142 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • 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
Peaks: 31
  • Red Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 6.4 mi
  • Mount Sheldon: 6.6 mi
  • Indianhead: 6.8 mi
  • Ball Point: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Nature reserves: 13
  • 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
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Eagle Cave: 13.1 mi
  • Steamboat Rock: 13.6 mi
  • Elephant Trunk Rock: 18.6 mi
  • M60A3: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bathtub Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Crowley Spring: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThomN 0°391 m23.4 mi
Hill in Richland CountyNNE 28°390 m8.6 mi
Wildcat MountainN 8°384 m19.3 mi
Perkins HillNNW 339°379 m17.8 mi
McElhose HillNNW 340°379 m19.5 mi
Johnson HillNE 49°372 m11.0 mi
Red HillSSE 163°366 m5.2 mi
Spring HillENE 76°366 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:2320:0420:47
September equinox06:5018:2419:02
December solstice07:3315:4316:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234465868727062493624
Precip in1.31.22.03.94.25.64.84.43.92.72.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gays Mills, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1575202 — Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin.

OpenStreetMap element node/151951599

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