Spring · Wisconsin

Springs

Elevation, modelled: 262 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Blue Mounds524 m · 19.7 mi
Nearest byway: Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway12.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:42local time
Coordinates: 43.1211, -89.4840

Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Springs is a spring in Wisconsin, at a modelled 262 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick's Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Blue Mounds	WSW 251°	524 m	19.7 mi
Sauk Point	NNW 338°	449 m	23.0 mi
Sauk Hill	NW 325°	445 m	23.8 mi
Townhall Hill	N 355°	380 m	25.0 mi
Indian Castle	W 262°	354 m	21.2 mi
Sugarloaf Hill	NW 319°	346 m	15.8 mi
Liberty Pole Hill	S 169°	338 m	20.5 mi
Pine Knob	W 267°	327 m	21.1 mi

On the road

12.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

John Harvey & Lucille Taylor Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
Middleton Hills North Park: 0.8 mi
Christina Park: 0.9 mi
Baskerville Park: 1.0 mi
Middleton Ridge Park: 1.0 mi

Nature reserves

Graber Pond Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
Dorn Creek State Fishery Area: 1.9 mi
North Mendota Natural Resource Area- Prairie Unit: 2.0 mi
Tiedeman Pond Conservancy: 2.3 mi
Six Mile Creek State Fishery Area: 3.2 mi

Historic sites

Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 1.6 mi
Bamforth Bluff Restoration: 3.1 mi
Edward Young House: 3.7 mi
Taylor M. Dunn: 4.5 mi
Richard T. Ely: 4.6 mi

Attractions

Black Hawk's Cave: 3.0 mi
Raymer's Ravine: 3.1 mi
Washburn Observatory: 4.9 mi
Rhino: 5.6 mi
Lion: 5.6 mi

Artworks

Hoyt Park Pyramid: 4.2 mi
Visible Bucky: 4.4 mi
Pat Richter: 5.1 mi
Barry Alvarez: 5.1 mi
The Badger: 5.1 mi

Gardens

Peaks29

Museums26

Middleton Historical Society Museum: 2.2 mi
National Mustard Museum: 2.2 mi
L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 5.1 mi
UW Geology Museum: 5.3 mi
Chazen Museum of Art: 5.4 mi

Beaches26

Cliffs17

Fox Bluff: 1.7 mi
Maple Bluff: 5.1 mi
Table Bluff: 9.8 mi
Pine Bluff: 18.0 mi
Ferry Bluff: 18.6 mi

Springs8

Merrill Spring: 2.9 mi
Council Spring: 5.3 mi
Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.3 mi
Big Spring: 5.8 mi
Spring House: 7.1 mi

Picnic sites4

Rest areas3

Waterfalls1

Cascade Aerator: 8.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:02	18:33	19:10
June solstice	05:19	19:58	20:42
September equinox	06:46	18:20	18:57
December solstice	07:27	15:40	16:26

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	18	22	33	46	58	68	72	70	62	50	36	24
Precip in	1.5	1.6	2.4	4.1	4.6	5.5	4.7	4.1	3.6	2.9	2.2	2.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	6.2	7.9	12.2	8.6	7.1	6.9	7.1	6.6	6.8	7.3	6.7	6.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Dorn (spring) Creek @ CT Highway Q NR Waunakee, WI, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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