Picnic site · Wisconsin
Picnic Area 1
Picnic Area 1 is a picnic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area 3, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.04099, -87.99009
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hawthorne Glen Environmental Center: 0.4 mi
- 65th & Stevenson Green Space: 0.6 mi
- Doyne Park: 0.6 mi
- Charles Hart Park: 0.7 mi
- 49th & Juneau Play Area: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Tree of Life: 0.7 mi
- Chrysalis: 0.8 mi
- Miller Valley Veterans Monument: 1.1 mi
- Teamwork: 1.2 mi
- Henry Aaron - "Hank": 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Miller Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Miller Brewery Tour: 1.1 mi
- Walk of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: 2.4 mi
- Zoo Terrace: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Hank Aaron's 755th Home Run Plaque: 1.2 mi
- Goethe-Schiller Monument: 1.3 mi
- Watertown Plank Road: 1.4 mi
- Sunnyhill Home: 1.4 mi
- Lowell Damon House Museum: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.4 mi
- Forestry Education and Awareness Center: 2.5 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 4.8 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.9 mi
- Joan Stevens Woods: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 40
- Monarch Waystation: 0.1 mi
- Hawley Environmental School Praire Garden: 0.3 mi
- Miller Brewing Rain Garden and Bioretention Swale: 1.0 mi
- Potawatomi Serenity Garden: 1.6 mi
- Bethune Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Museums: 39
- The Little Nature Museum: 0.4 mi
- Little Red Store: 1.1 mi
- Kneeland-Walker House & Preservation Center: 1.3 mi
- Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion: 2.6 mi
- Wisconsin Black Historical Society: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- Picnic Area 3: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 0.2 mi
- Chestnut Street Commons: 0.7 mi
- Bridge Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Oak Leaf Trail Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
Beaches: 9
- Pebble Beach: 4.8 mi
- McKinley Beach: 5.5 mi
- Bradford Beach: 6.1 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Private Beach: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Root Creek: 4.9 mi
- Brookfield Center: 8.2 mi
- Denoon: 16.2 mi
- Raymond Center: 16.6 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- North Point Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 24.7 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 25.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 25.0 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Bayside: 10.7 mi
- Lapham Hill: 20.3 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 21.0 mi
- Holy Hill: 22.0 mi
- Powder Hill: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Silurian Spring: 12.0 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 15.6 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 21.1 mi
- Parry Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | NW 319° | 405 m | 24.8 mi |
| Holy Hill | NW 310° | 376 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 268° | 368 m | 20.3 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 215° | 290 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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