- Elevation, modelled
- 337 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 42.8517, -90.6979
Grant County Fairgrounds is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled 337 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grant County Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | ESE 112° | 435 m | 16.0 mi |
| Belmont Mound | ESE 108° | 427 m | 18.6 mi |
| Little Mound | ESE 111° | 389 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | SSW 197° | 374 m | 17.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | SW 216° | 355 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | SSE 161° | 353 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | SSW 195° | 348 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mondell Hill | NW 305° | 347 m | 24.8 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.4 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 22 mi
- Shiras Point · 22 mi
- River Viewing Point · 22 mi
- Crows Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Schacht Soccer Field: 0.6 mi
- Ryland Park: 0.6 mi
- Courthouse Square: 0.7 mi
- Baus Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 46
- Igor the Mouse: 8.9 mi
- Cow: 19.5 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 23.8 mi
- Portal: 23.8 mi
- Owl's Moon: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Borah Creek Prairie: 6.0 mi
- Cassville Bluffs State Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- REM Castle Rock Creek: 15.8 mi
- Platteville Mound Park: 16.0 mi
- Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Old Rock Church: 12.2 mi
- Anderson Mills & The Dinky Railroad: 14.5 mi
- Woodman & the Dinky railroad: 17.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Belmont - Wisconsin Territory 1836: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 18
- Pine Knob: 14.2 mi
- Pine Knob: 15.6 mi
- Platte Mounds: 16.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 16.1 mi
Museums: 14
- Grant County History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum: 9.5 mi
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum: 9.6 mi
- Passage Thru Time Museum: 11.2 mi
- ABA National Brewery Museum: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 12
- Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Platte Mound M: 16.0 mi
- The Grotto: 16.4 mi
- First Capitol Historical Site: 18.0 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasant Ridge: 6.0 mi
- Sinnipee: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Big Spring: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 22.0 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Wyalusing Beach: 23.5 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Tennyson Falls: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Kellys Bluff: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:46 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 4 WSW, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 24 mi
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