Sparta Rest Area 16
Sparta Rest Area 16 is a rest area in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaylord Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.7 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- BoyScout Bench · 18 mi
- Hass bench · 18 mi
- South View · 19 mi
- Table rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaylord Park: 1.5 mi
- La Crosse River Trail Prairies State Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Amundson Park: 2.4 mi
- Tom Gomez Park: 2.9 mi
- Westside Park: 3.9 mi
- Link Hill: 3.6 mi
- Moss Hill: 3.6 mi
- Pettinger Hill: 6.3 mi
- Waldness Hill: 7.6 mi
- Heller Hill: 7.9 mi
- Fish Creek: 2.9 mi
- School District of West Salem Outdoor Education Center: 6.8 mi
- La Crosse River State Fishery Area: 7.9 mi
- Coulee Experimental Forest: 8.4 mi
- Eureka Maple Woods State Natural Area: 11.9 mi
- Masonic Lodge: 4.3 mi
- Sparta Free Library: 4.3 mi
- War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Nation's First Watershed Project: 16.2 mi
- Luther College: 17.3 mi
- Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum: 4.3 mi
- Bangor & Area Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc.: 13.0 mi
- Train Museum & Vistior Center: 17.8 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 19.3 mi
- Bell AH-1: 5.7 mi
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 3: 10.9 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 12.8 mi
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 2: 16.7 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 19.3 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 17.6 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 17.7 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 18.3 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 18.3 mi
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 18.3 mi
- Balls Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Bald Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Windrow Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Quarry: 17.3 mi
- Stony Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Jersey Valley County Park Beach: 15.7 mi
- Airport Beach: 18.2 mi
- Black River Beach: 18.8 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 20.0 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 19.7 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Millston Rest Area 53: 23.7 mi
- Black River Falls Rest Area 54: 24.4 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 19.6 mi
- Rogneys: 21.5 mi
- Charter Oak Mills: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sparta Rest Area 16. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | N 350° | 428 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sugarbush Hill | E 95° | 427 m | 12.2 mi |
| Erdman Hill | E 97° | 416 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wanless Hill | NNW 327° | 414 m | 7.9 mi |
| Krueger Hill | WNW 302° | 414 m | 9.0 mi |
| Waldness Hill | NW 322° | 413 m | 7.6 mi |
| Heller Hill | NW 320° | 412 m | 7.9 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NW 315° | 401 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:06 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:42 | 16:29 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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