House on The Rock
House on The Rock is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Shelter Rock, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum in Iowa County, Wisconsin
Dates from 1959.
Wikidata Q1631426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Governor Dodge State Park: 5.3 mi
- Tower Hill State Park: 5.8 mi
- Sauk County Forest: 6.5 mi
- Pine Cliff State Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Arena High School Woods: 8.6 mi
- Brace Park: 5.8 mi
- Spring Green South Park: 5.9 mi
- Tower Hill Bottoms State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Fireman's Park: 6.4 mi
- Spring Green Municipal Park: 6.5 mi
- Deer Shelter Rock: 0.1 mi
- Percussion Rock: 0.2 mi
- Dunbar Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tower Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bigelow Hill: 6.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 5.5 mi
- Lone Rock: 5.8 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright: 7.2 mi
- Old Military Road: 9.2 mi
- Cabin Foundation: 9.4 mi
- Twin Valley Cave: 5.5 mi
- Boeing C-97G: 7.5 mi
- Hyde Mill: 8.2 mi
- Hyde Mill: 8.2 mi
- Ridgeway Depot: 10.0 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 16.9 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 18.3 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 19.8 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 20.6 mi
- Richland County History Room: 20.7 mi
- Enee Point: 6.2 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Point Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 5.3 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 6.1 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Mazo Beach: 18.3 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 24.1 mi
- Spring House: 5.0 mi
- Big Spring: 14.0 mi
- Stephens Falls: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of House on The Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | ESE 109° | 524 m | 15.1 mi |
| Happy Hill | NE 34° | 451 m | 24.4 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNE 29° | 424 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 157° | 371 m | 6.6 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | W 266° | 366 m | 3.5 mi |
| John Hill | NW 308° | 355 m | 21.9 mi |
| Indian Castle | E 97° | 354 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NNW 331° | 354 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lone Rock TRI CO AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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