Bascom Hall

Bascom Hall is a building in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin. Bascom Hall is situated nearby to the peak Bascom Hill, as well as near L. R. Ingersoll Physics Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bascom Hill and L. R. Ingersoll Physics Museum.

Bascom Hill

Peak

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Bascom Hill is the iconic main quadrangle that forms the historic core of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It is located on the opposite end of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, and is named after John Bascom, former president of the University of Wisconsin.

L. R. Ingersoll Physics Museum

Museum

The L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum is located on the second floor of Chamberlin Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It is one of several museums on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus that focus on hands-on exhibits and public outreach. L. R. Ingersoll Physics Museum is situated 760 feet southwest of Bascom Hall.

Washburn Observatory

Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0.

The Washburn Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 1401 Observatory Drive on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Washburn Observatory is situated 1,300 feet west of Bascom Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff.

Shorewood Hills

Village

Photo: Motorrad-67, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shorewood Hills is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1927. The population was 2,169 at the 2020 census. Entirely surrounded by the city of Madison and Lake Mendota, it is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shorewood Hills is situated 2 miles west of Bascom Hall.

Maple Bluff

Village

Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.

Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Madison located on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Maple Bluff is situated 3 miles northeast of Bascom Hall.

Monona

Village

Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.

Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which it takes its name. Monona is situated 3½ miles east of Bascom Hall.

Bascom Hall

Type: Building
Location: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.07555° or 43° 4′ 32″ north

Longitude

-89.40429° or 89° 24′ 15″ west

Elevation

951 feet (290 metres)

Open location code

86MG3HGW+67

GeoNames ID

5244790

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