Janesville Rest Area 17
Janesville Rest Area 17 is a rest area in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Liberty Pole Hill stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rest Area #17 Janesville, a rest area 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ice Age County Park: 1.5 mi
- La Mar Park: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Park: 2.3 mi
- Schilberg Park: 2.5 mi
- Central Park: 2.7 mi
- Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Lima Marsh Wildlife Area: 6.9 mi
- Lima Bog State Natural Area: 9.5 mi
- Danky-Schleshorn Prairie: 13.5 mi
- Red Cedar Lake State Natural Area: 14.4 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- New Life Cross: 4.4 mi
- Medal of Honor Memorial: 5.5 mi
- First State Fair: 5.9 mi
- DR. ARLOW BURDETTE STOUT, Ph.D.: 7.8 mi
- Milton House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Tobacco City Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lincoln Tallman Museum: 5.9 mi
- Albion Academy Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- National Dairy Shrine Museum: 13.7 mi
- Bessie the Cow: 3.3 mi
- Five Points: 6.4 mi
- Magnolia Cave: 17.7 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 18.8 mi
- Beckman Mill: 19.7 mi
- NIS Train: 3.1 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 12.9 mi
- Sundial: 14.2 mi
- The Wall: 18.2 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 20.5 mi
- Lions Beach: 6.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 8.0 mi
- Troll Beach: 14.4 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 15.8 mi
- La Follette Beach: 17.4 mi
- Rotary Botanical Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 14.3 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Rock River Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Paul Lange Arboretum;Delavan Memorial Arboretum: 20.3 mi
- Mount Zion: 6.0 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Liberty Mound: 18.7 mi
- Liberty Pole Hill: 20.8 mi
- Bald Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 0.1 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 18.2 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 20.0 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 23.9 mi
- Fellows: 10.0 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 20.4 mi
- Clarence: 23.4 mi
- Williams Knoll: 17.8 mi
- Stute Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Janesville Rest Area 17. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Pole Hill | WNW 282° | 338 m | 20.8 mi |
| Liberty Mound | NNW 335° | 326 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | E 84° | 320 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bald Bluff | ENE 76° | 317 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Zion | SE 134° | 316 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton - Janesville Wwtp, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/318373642
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