Twin Sisters

Twin Sisters sits at 659 feet along the Great River Road, with terrain dropping 70 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Several viewpoints are visible to the north-northwest: Lookout Point at 0.6 miles and 795 feet, Oak Point at 0.9 miles and 821 feet, Louis' Point at 1.2 miles and 794 feet, and Ozzie's Point at 1.4 miles and 779 feet. Santa Fe Beach, a coastal point, lies to the west-northwest at 1.2 miles and 592 feet. Clinton is 18.8 miles to the south, Freeport is 29.9 miles east-northeast, and Dubuque is 36.9 miles to the northwest. On this stretch of the byway, Lookout Point is the previous stop and Indian Head Rock is the next. Daylight hours vary through the year: sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 19:13 near the March equinox, sunrise at 05:25 and sunset at 20:41 near the June solstice, sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 19:00 near the September equinox, and sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 16:32 near the December solstice.