Beckey Spring
Beckey Spring is a spring in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter's Mills, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Spring is a historical site for timber crews, farmers, and families to obtain water from roughly 1870-1960. Restored in 2018-2020. Water remains unsafe to drink.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eau Claire Soccer Park: 1.6 mi
- Bollinger Fields: 2.0 mi
- Shawntown Neighborhood Park: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.1 mi
- Corydon Park: 2.2 mi
- Mount Washington: 2.1 mi
- Plank Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Tom: 4.6 mi
- Mount Simon: 4.8 mi
- Elk Mound: 10.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum: 3.1 mi
- Chippewa Valley Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Children’s Museum of Eau Claire: 3.8 mi
- Clear Creek Museum: 12.8 mi
- Fall Creek Museum: 12.9 mi
- Henry Aaron memorial: 2.9 mi
- Adin Randall Statue: 3.1 mi
- Eau Claire County Old Orchard Cemetery: 4.3 mi
- Northern Wisconsin State Fair: 14.2 mi
- Northern Wisconsin Center For The Developmentally Disabled: 14.4 mi
- Town of Union Conservancy: 4.9 mi
- Rock Creek Waterfowl Production Area: 8.2 mi
- Rock Falls Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Muddy Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area: 11.7 mi
- Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
- History of Chippewa Falls, WI: 13.8 mi
- Woodland Spire: 20.1 mi
- Borderline: 20.1 mi
- Gateway: 20.1 mi
- Sentinel: 20.2 mi
- POO Corners: 11.1 mi
- Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge: 13.8 mi
- United States Army Tribute Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Historical Society Musuem: 15.9 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 15.9 mi
- Porter's Mills: 1.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 7.3 mi
- Nelsonville: 8.0 mi
- Old Tyrone: 15.2 mi
- Springdale: 20.2 mi
- Forest Street Garden: 3.9 mi
- Dunn County Jail Garden: 18.6 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 20.1 mi
- UW-Sprout: 20.6 mi
- 3rd Street Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 21.0 mi
- Yellow Bank: 21.5 mi
- Erickson Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Menomonie Eastbound Rest Area 61: 20.3 mi
- Menomonie Westbound Rest Area 62: 20.4 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 22.2 mi
- Wakanda Beach: 20.4 mi
- Tripp Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beckey Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest point in Buffalo County | S 181° | 417 m | 24.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSW 201° | 398 m | 24.1 mi |
| Otteson Bluff | NW 308° | 383 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSE 165° | 373 m | 18.7 mi |
| Elk Mound | NW 317° | 368 m | 10.4 mi |
| Panther Hill | NW 318° | 350 m | 13.0 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | WSW 254° | 349 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tom Mountain | SSW 201° | 344 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:40 | 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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EAU Claire 3SW, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4,108 | 4,126 | 9,563 | 17,243 | 10,810 | 9,323 | 6,064 | 4,515 | 5,058 | 6,673 | 5,298 | 4,144 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chippewa R AT Grand Ave AT Eau Claire, WI, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- eastern white pine21 obs
- American Toad6 obs
- American Robin5 obs
- White-tailed Deer5 obs
- alder buckthorn5 obs
- box elder4 obs
- Dutchman's breeches4 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11238367237
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