Sinnipee
Sinnipee is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fenley State Recreation Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.9 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fenley State Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Deere Dike Park: 1.3 mi
- Eagle Valley Park: 2.3 mi
- Proving Grounds Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- O'Leary's Lake Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Portal: 4.7 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 4.7 mi
- Owl's Moon: 4.7 mi
- America Needs a Hug: 4.7 mi
- The Fate of Santa Clara: 4.8 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 4.8 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Ham House Museum: 3.1 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 5.4 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 5.5 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 5.5 mi
- ABA National Brewery Museum: 7.8 mi
- Eagle Statue: 2.6 mi
- Shiras Memorial Pavilion: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Point Park: 2.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 4.2 mi
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 2.7 mi
- The Grotto: 4.8 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 5.5 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 5.5 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 5.5 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.8 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 7.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 9.2 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 13.7 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 5.4 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 10.4 mi
- Hosta Garden: 16.4 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 8.3 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 19.6 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 4.3 mi
- Marsden Well: 16.7 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 19.4 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sinnipee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 44° | 435 m | 18.2 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 49° | 427 m | 20.6 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 46° | 389 m | 18.7 mi |
| White Hill | E 96° | 381 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WNW 286° | 374 m | 7.5 mi |
| Charles Mound | ESE 103° | 374 m | 21.8 mi |
| Scales Mound | ESE 111° | 356 m | 21.0 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | WNW 288° | 355 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 5 mi
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