The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum
The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 294 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenor Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 9.5 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 294 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 30.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 16 mi
- Shiras Point · 16 mi
- River Viewing Point · 16 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jenor Park: 0.2 mi
- Highland Park: 0.3 mi
- Unnammed Park: 0.4 mi
- City Park: 0.4 mi
- Sherman Park: 0.4 mi
- An Ode to the River: 18.4 mi
- Kerouac Quotation: 18.4 mi
- Portal: 18.4 mi
- Owl's Moon: 18.4 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 18.4 mi
- Belmont - Wisconsin Territory 1836: 6.2 mi
- 1998 Wisconsin Assembly: 6.2 mi
- Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address at Wisconsin's First Capitol: 6.2 mi
- Old Rock Church: 11.9 mi
- Wisconsin Lead Region: 15.5 mi
- Platte Mound M: 4.0 mi
- First Capitol Historical Site: 6.2 mi
- Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- The Grotto: 9.5 mi
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 14.1 mi
- Platte Mounds: 4.0 mi
- Little Mound: 4.7 mi
- Belmont Mound: 6.8 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 14.8 mi
- White Hill: 18.1 mi
- Passage Thru Time Museum: 12.5 mi
- ABA National Brewery Museum: 13.4 mi
- Grant County History Museum: 14.4 mi
- Badger Mine and Museum: 16.5 mi
- Ham House Museum: 16.6 mi
- Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Platteville Mound Park: 4.0 mi
- Belmont Prairie State Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Belmont Mound State Park: 6.7 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 17.2 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 18.9 mi
- Hosta Garden: 22.4 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 24.7 mi
- Sinnipee: 14.3 mi
- Pendarvis: 17.7 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 18.6 mi
- Marsden Well: 22.3 mi
- Cleary Spring: 23.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 9.8 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 23.7 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 16.4 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | ENE 57° | 435 m | 4.0 mi |
| Belmont Mound | ENE 68° | 427 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Mound | ENE 64° | 389 m | 4.7 mi |
| White Hill | SE 137° | 381 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WSW 242° | 374 m | 18.7 mi |
| Charles Mound | SE 143° | 374 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Sumner | SE 137° | 357 m | 24.9 mi |
| Scales Mound | SSE 151° | 356 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:46 | 16:32 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platteville, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/445131134
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- Dubuque · 19 mi
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