{"slug":"closest-to-a-beach","topic":"Outdoors","query":"miles_to_nearest_beach","title":"Milwaukee neighborhoods closest to a beach","question":"Which Milwaukee neighborhood is closest to a beach?","metric":"Straight-line miles from the neighborhood's center to the nearest monitored beach","period":"As of November 3, 2026","source":{"title":"Wisconsin DNR beach monitoring (Wisconsin Beach Health)","url":"https://dnrmaps.wi.gov/arcgis2/rest/services/OGW_Beach_Monitoring/BEACH_MONITORING_LOCATIONS/MapServer/1","license":"Wisconsin DNR website terms (disclaimers of liability and warranty; no license or use restriction stated)","redistributable":false},"method":"We measure a straight line from the center of each neighborhood to the nearest beach. Straight lines cross rivers and freeways, so the trip on foot or by car is longer.","columns":[{"key":"name","label":"Nearest beach"}],"floor":null,"suburbs_note":null,"display_only":true,"related":["most-street-trees-planted","most-historic-districts","most-parks","most-street-trees-per-resident","most-parks-per-resident","highest-voter-turnout-2024"],"built_at":"2026-11-03T02:42:47.914Z","url":"https://littlemilwaukee.com/answers/closest-to-a-beach","note":"The source allows these figures to be shown on the page only."}