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Chetek Rest Area 34

Chetek Rest Area 34 from directly overhead

Chetek Rest Area 34 is a rest area in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Bald Hill stands 516 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Was King, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28319, -91.63660

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barron County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Southworth Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Gotham Pioneer Park: 2.0 mi
  • Southworth/Airport Park: 2.0 mi
  • New Auburn State Public Hunting Grounds: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Pine Was King: 0.0 mi
  • Chippewa River & Menomonie Railway: 14.3 mi
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church: 18.8 mi
  • Nation's First Cooperative Generating Station: 22.7 mi
  • Old Abe, The War Eagle: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Pikes Peak: 12.8 mi
  • Bald Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 18.5 mi
  • Mount Atlanta: 19.2 mi
  • Hanke Hill: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Sunfish: 2.3 mi
  • Chetek Mural: 2.4 mi
  • Home: 19.1 mi
  • Old Abe Statue: 23.9 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • City Beach: 2.1 mi
  • State Park Beach: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chetek Rest Area 34. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillNE 37°516 m17.4 mi
Mount AtlantaNE 38°507 m19.2 mi
Baldy MountainESE 107°422 m18.5 mi
Pikes PeakESE 108°380 m12.8 mi
Hanke HillSSW 199°341 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:19
June solstice05:1920:1320:59
September equinox06:5418:2719:06
December solstice07:4415:3816:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629435666706860463219
Precip in0.90.81.52.83.94.24.04.23.33.01.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rice Lake, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/582092964

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