Coloma Rest Area 81
Coloma Rest Area 81 is a rest area in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Fox Headwaters State Natural Area, a park 0.4 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Fox Headwaters State Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Curtis Lake Park: 4.1 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
- Greenwood State Wildlife Refuge: 8.6 mi
- Johns Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Ship Rock: 9.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 9.9 mi
- Stone Hill: 9.9 mi
- Minnie Rock: 14.3 mi
- School District of Westfield School Forest: 3.7 mi
- Mecan Springs State Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Greenwood Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Bohn Lake State Ice Age Trail Area: 10.1 mi
- George Sorenson Natural Area at Hartford Lake: 10.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Springbluff: 9.6 mi
- New Chester: 10.6 mi
- Fordham: 11.9 mi
- Adams Center: 15.4 mi
- The Painted Rock: 2.1 mi
- Weather Rock: 13.1 mi
- The Montello Cottonwood: 15.3 mi
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 15.9 mi
- Tiny Town: 16.0 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Spring Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Pilot Knob Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Preston Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 2.1 mi
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 15.8 mi
- Wayside: 23.0 mi
- Friendship Beach: 15.7 mi
- Chippy's Sports Beach: 21.6 mi
- Boating Beach: 24.6 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 16.0 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 20.9 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 21.0 mi
- Lion: 15.5 mi
- Fenrich Springs: 23.3 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coloma Rest Area 81. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Mound | W 271° | 383 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mosquito Bluff | N 359° | 378 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | NW 314° | 372 m | 19.4 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | W 276° | 350 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Morris | ENE 58° | 346 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Ledge | N 358° | 346 m | 22.1 mi |
| Lone Rock | NNW 347° | 342 m | 19.3 mi |
| Keystone Rock | NW 314° | 340 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:36 | 16:23 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock EXP Farm, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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