Picnic Point

Picnic Point is a cape in Dane, Wisconsin. Picnic Point is situated nearby to the area Biocore Prairie, as well as near the neighborhood College Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Washburn Observatory and UW Health University Hospital.

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.

UW Health University Hospital is a 614-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics, operated by UW Health, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin.

Allen Centennial Gardens

Garden

Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Allen Centennial Garden is a free public garden on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The grounds feature the Agricultural Dean's House, a brick Queen Anne-style home built in 1896, and the home of the first four deans of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shorewood Hills and Madison.

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 1½ miles southwest of Picnic Point.

Madison

Photo: Emery, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, is situated on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. As the anchor of the Greater Madison Area, it is home to the University of Wisconsin — Madison, one of the premier universities in the United States.

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 Picnic Point.

Picnic Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.08944° or 43° 5′ 22″ north

Longitude

-89.41623° or 89° 24′ 58″ west

Elevation

850 feet (259 metres)

Open location code

86MG3HQM+QG

GeoNames ID

5266837

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