Visitor Center
Visitor Center is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Midway Railroad Prairie State Natural Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.5 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.9 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 7.1 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Lookout · 4 mi
- East Overlook · 5 mi
- Hill of Many Timbers Overlook · 5 mi
- Kerns Vally Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Midway Railroad Prairie State Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Meadows West Park: 1.9 mi
- Remington Hills Park: 1.9 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Meadows East Park: 2.0 mi
- Apple Valley Bluff: 2.5 mi
- La Crosse County: 2.7 mi
- Holland Sand Prairie State Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- New Amsterdam Grasslands: 4.4 mi
- Greens Coulee Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.1 mi
- King's Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Miller Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Visitors Center: 4.5 mi
- Riverside Museum: 7.6 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 8.2 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 8.2 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 3.3 mi
- Luther College: 4.1 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 7.0 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 7.9 mi
- Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 8.8 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 7.8 mi
- Ribbon V: 8.3 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 8.7 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 13.0 mi
- King Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Quarry: 9.0 mi
- Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 10.2 mi
- 4th class climb: 11.3 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 7.4 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 7.6 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 8.2 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 8.7 mi
- Bell AH-1: 14.7 mi
- Airport Beach: 4.2 mi
- Black River Beach: 6.0 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 8.0 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 4.8 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 20.0 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 20.9 mi
- Big Spring: 24.6 mi
- Little Spring: 24.7 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | ENE 70° | 428 m | 19.7 mi |
| Krueger Hill | ENE 74° | 414 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wanless Hill | ENE 71° | 414 m | 16.5 mi |
| Waldness Hill | ENE 73° | 413 m | 16.0 mi |
| Heller Hill | ENE 72° | 412 m | 15.6 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NNE 25° | 401 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 120° | 394 m | 20.2 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 355° | 377 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:43 | 16:31 |
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 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2295078914
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