The Grotto
The Grotto is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fenley State Recreation Area, a park 4.8 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
a series of grottos and shrines in Dickeyville, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States
Wikidata Q5273672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 26.9 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 7 mi
- Shiras Point · 7 mi
- River Viewing Point · 7 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fenley State Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Grant River Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Mud Lake Park: 5.5 mi
- Deere Dike Park: 5.8 mi
- O'Leary's Lake Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- An Ode to the River: 9.1 mi
- Kerouac Quotation: 9.1 mi
- Portal: 9.1 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 9.1 mi
- Owl's Moon: 9.1 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 9.1 mi
- Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Platteville Mound Park: 13.4 mi
- Belmont Prairie State Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Ham House Museum: 7.2 mi
- Passage Thru Time Museum: 7.4 mi
- ABA National Brewery Museum: 7.5 mi
- The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum: 9.5 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Statue: 6.7 mi
- Shiras Memorial Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- Eagle Point Park: 6.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 8.2 mi
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 5.0 mi
- Dunleith Aquatic Center: 9.2 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 9.6 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 9.7 mi
- Tavern: 9.7 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 7.6 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 10.5 mi
- Platte Mounds: 13.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 13.6 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 9.6 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 15.2 mi
- Hosta Garden: 17.3 mi
- Sinnipee: 4.8 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 17.9 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 5.7 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 19.9 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 7.5 mi
- Marsden Well: 17.4 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Grotto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 45° | 435 m | 13.5 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 52° | 427 m | 15.9 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 48° | 389 m | 14.0 mi |
| White Hill | ESE 107° | 381 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | W 262° | 374 m | 10.5 mi |
| Charles Mound | ESE 115° | 374 m | 20.0 mi |
| Scales Mound | SE 124° | 356 m | 19.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | W 273° | 355 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubuque L&D 11, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/444349142
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 9 mi
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