First Capitol Historical Site
First Capitol Historical Site is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 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. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
capitol building in Belmont, United States of America
Dates from 1836.
Wikidata Q5452601, matched on coordinates and name (199 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 360 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 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
Named places within 25 miles
- Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Prairie View Park: 5.3 mi
- Mound View Park: 5.3 mi
- Rewey Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Pecatonica River Woods State Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 20.7 mi
- Kerouac Quotation: 23.7 mi
- An Ode to the River: 23.7 mi
- RBG: 23.8 mi
- Owl's Moon: 23.8 mi
- 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
- Belmont Mound State Park: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Prairie State Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Platteville Mound Park: 2.3 mi
- Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- SW WI Grassland & Stream Conservation Area - Davis Unit: 12.5 mi
- Spring House: 21.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.5 mi
- Cleary Spring: 21.8 mi
- Marsden Well: 24.8 mi
- Pendarvis: 11.6 mi
- Sinnipee: 20.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 23.3 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 21.3 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 22.7 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 24.2 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 24.3 mi
- Hosta Garden: 24.9 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 16.0 mi
- Stephens Falls: 21.4 mi
- Enee Point: 20.8 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 21.6 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platteville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/67386050
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 24 mi
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