Richard Bong State Recreation Area (Wis.)
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Name (Latin)
Richard Bong State Recreation Area (Wis.)
Other forms of name
Bong Recreation Area (Wis.)
Bong State Recreation Area (Wis.)
Richard Bong Recreation Area (Wis.)
Coordinates
-88.1433 -88.1433 42.6339 42.6339 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Recreation areas Wisconsin
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q7324253
Library of congress:
sh2016002232
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Bong Recreation Area master plan, 1979.
- Wisconsin State Park System website, viewed Sept. 21, 2016(Richard Bong State Recreation Area; named after Major Richard I. Bong, a Poplar, WI native who was America's leading air ace during World War II)
- GNIS, Sept. 21, 2016(Richard Bong State Recreation Area; Kenosha County, Wisconsin; park; 42°37ʹ54ʺN, 088°08ʹ19ʺW; variant: Richard Bong Recreation Area)
Wikipedia description:
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4,515-acre (1,827 ha) unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Brighton, in Kenosha County. This managed prairie contains 8.3 miles (13 km) of mountain bike trails. Other recreational activities include high power rocketry, swimming, dogsledding, falconry, ATV sports, land sailing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping with amenities, and ultralight aviation. There is a wildlife preserve where great egrets, sandhill cranes, and great blue herons are known to nest. The Richard Bong SRA is one of the centerpieces of the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
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