- Elevation
- 360 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 2.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road15.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.7686, -90.3620
First Capitol Historical Site is a attraction in Wisconsin, at a recorded 360 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the west, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Belmont - Wisconsin Territory 1836, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 15 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
capitol building in Belmont, United States of America
Dates from 1836.
Wikidata Q5452601, matched on coordinates and name (199 m apart).
- Elevation
- 360 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Capitol Historical Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | W 262° | 435 m | 2.3 mi |
| Belmont Mound | E 86° | 427 m | 0.7 mi |
| Little Mound | WSW 253° | 389 m | 1.5 mi |
| White Hill | SSE 157° | 381 m | 17.1 mi |
| Charles Mound | SSE 161° | 374 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WSW 243° | 374 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 40° | 371 m | 21.9 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | NNE 19° | 366 m | 24.0 mi |
- 15.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 30.1 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 22 mi
- Shiras Point · 22 mi
- River Viewing Point · 22 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 25 mi
98 named places within 25 miles
- Belmont - Wisconsin Territory 1836: 0.0 mi
- 1998 Wisconsin Assembly: 0.0 mi
- Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address at Wisconsin's First Capitol: 0.0 mi
- Old Rock Church: 10.8 mi
- Historic Mineral Point: 11.0 mi
- Platte Mound M: 2.3 mi
- Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Pendarvis Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Shullsburg factory tour: 15.0 mi
- The Grotto: 15.3 mi
- The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum: 6.2 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 11.1 mi
- The Lafayette County Historical Society Depot Museum: 13.7 mi
- Badger Mine and Museum: 15.1 mi
- Berry Tavern: 17.1 mi
- Belmont Mound: 0.7 mi
- Little Mound: 1.5 mi
- Platte Mounds: 2.3 mi
- White Hill: 17.1 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 19.2 mi
- Pendarvis: 11.6 mi
- Sinnipee: 20.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 23.3 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 16.0 mi
- Stephens Falls: 21.4 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 21.6 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:45 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 24 mi
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