Newman Lake Recreation Area
Newman Lake Recreation Area is a picnic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Pleasant Lake Lookout stands 570 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Newman Springs, a spring 2.5 miles away. Great Divide Highway passes 28 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Great Divide Highway
102 named places within 25 miles
- Springstead Muskeg State Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Boot Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
- Riley Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Patterson Hemlocks State Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Schmuland Waterfowl Area: 10.2 mi
- Aoudad: 20.6 mi
- River Otter: 20.6 mi
- Serval: 20.6 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 20.6 mi
- Woodchuck: 20.6 mi
- Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area: 6.8 mi
- Flambeau Wetlands State Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Foulds Creek State Natural Area: 8.7 mi
- Lost Island: 11.1 mi
- Spud Island: 11.3 mi
- Lac du Flambeau: 11.6 mi
- Great Lakes Intertribal Council: 11.7 mi
- Park Falls Verterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Lidice Memorial: 22.2 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 22.4 mi
- George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center: 12.6 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 14.1 mi
- Waswagoning: 16.0 mi
- Little Bohemia Lodge: 17.9 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 22.3 mi
- Newman Springs: 2.5 mi
- Ferry Springs: 3.0 mi
- Hogsback Springs: 10.4 mi
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Sailor Lake Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Brandy Beach: 22.1 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 22.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 20.5 mi
- Pleasant Lake Lookout: 21.6 mi
- Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural: 22.1 mi
- Helen's Garden: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newman Lake Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | NNW 334° | 570 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:09 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:28 | 16:19 |
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 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Falls DNR HQ, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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