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Janesville Rest Area 17

Janesville Rest Area 17 from directly overhead

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

Coordinates42.76952, -89.00676

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 31
  • 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
Museums: 23
Attractions: 11
  • 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
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 8
  • 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
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Williams Knoll: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty Pole HillWNW 282°338 m20.8 mi
Liberty MoundNNW 335°326 m18.7 mi
Lone Tree BluffE 84°320 m17.0 mi
Bald BluffENE 76°317 m21.0 mi
Mount ZionSE 134°316 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5620:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475969737163513726
Precip in1.61.62.13.64.15.04.24.33.73.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton - Janesville Wwtp, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/318373642

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