Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:16 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 41 min7:43 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows 2°F40 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month June67 in of snow a year, on about 33 days3 days above 90°F, 194 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Couderay 7 W station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Lakelake · 2.0 miSummit Lakelake · 2.5 miBadger Baybay · 1.1 miHeron Baybay · 1.7 miRed Cedar Springsspring · under a mileIndian Pointcape · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBenson Creek Fishery Areastate recreation area · 1.2 mi · 306 acresRem-Hauer Creekstate recreation area · 4.6 mi · 130 acresBeverly Lake Fishery Areastate recreation area · 5.1 mi · 274 acresSand Lake Rearing Stationstate recreation area · 7.6 mi · 96 acresRem-Big Lac Courte Oreillesstate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 71 acresWeirgor Springs Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 1,957 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSawyer County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025346 of 363 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Taylor County, WI, 60 mi away
Drinking waterHayward Water Utilityserves 2,552 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,273 ft388 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHayward Area Memorial Hospital20.2 miPost officeBirchwood Post Office7.1 miTown hallBirchwood Village Hall7.1 miPoliceBirchwood Police Department7.1 miFire stationBirchwood Volunteer Fire Department7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54834 ZIP area.
