Pendarvis Historic Site
Pendarvis Historic Site is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pendarvis, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
human settlement in Wisconsin, United States of America
Wikidata Q7162369, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Pendarvis
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Wisconsin
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Skidmore-Whitford Park: 0.2 mi
- Merry Christmas mine hill: 0.2 mi
- Library Park: 0.4 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.7 mi
- SW WI Grassland & Stream Conservation Area - Davis Unit: 3.0 mi
- Bloomfield Prarie: 6.8 mi
- Pine Cliff State Natural Area: 10.6 mi
- Belmont Mound State Park: 11.1 mi
- Governor Dodge State Park: 11.5 mi
- Shake Rag: 0.2 mi
- Shake Rag: 0.2 mi
- Wisconsin Territory: 0.4 mi
- Site of Fort Jackson: 0.4 mi
- Historic Mineral Point: 0.7 mi
- Ryan Hill: 10.8 mi
- Belmont Mound: 11.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.1 mi
- Little Mound: 13.0 mi
- Platte Mounds: 13.7 mi
- Boeing C-97G: 9.0 mi
- First Capitol Historical Site: 11.6 mi
- Twin Valley Cave: 12.0 mi
- Ridgeway Depot: 13.1 mi
- Platte Mound M: 13.7 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 0.5 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 11.4 mi
- The Lafayette County Historical Society Depot Museum: 13.0 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 16.2 mi
- The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum: 17.7 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 10.9 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 12.3 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Spring House: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.1 mi
- Cleary Spring: 24.8 mi
- Enee Point: 10.5 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Pendarvis: 0.0 mi
- Stephens Falls: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pendarvis Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | NE 55° | 524 m | 19.8 mi |
| Platte Mounds | WSW 240° | 435 m | 13.7 mi |
| Belmont Mound | SW 234° | 427 m | 11.1 mi |
| Little Mound | WSW 237° | 389 m | 13.0 mi |
| White Hill | S 187° | 381 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 24° | 371 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | N 354° | 366 m | 16.2 mi |
| Indian Castle | NE 43° | 354 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodgeville Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/567554991
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