Nezekaw Point
Nezekaw Point is a cliff in Allamakee, Iowa and has an elevation of 850 feet. Nezekaw Point is situated nearby to the hamlet West Yards, as well as near McGregor Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Effigy Mounds National Monument and Villa Louis.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Photo: Jamiesambdman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by pre-Columbian Mound Builder cultures, mostly in the first millennium CE, during the later part of the Woodland period of pre-Columbian North America.
Villa Louis
Park
Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Villa Louis is a National Historic Landmark located on St. Feriole Island, in Prairie du Chien, southwestern Wisconsin. The villa and estate are a historical museum operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Villa Louis is situated 2 miles southeast of Nezekaw Point.
Dousman Hotel
Event venue
Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dousman Hotel, is a historic hotel located at the intersection of Fisher Street and River Road in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The hotel was built in 1864–65 to serve railroad and steamboat travelers coming to the city. Dousman Hotel is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nezekaw Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marquette and Prairie du Chien.
Marquette
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Marquette is a small town in northeast Iowa. It is of interest to travelers as the jumping-off point for Effigy Mounds National Monument. Another small town, McGregor, is immediately to the south.
Prairie du Chien
Photo: railfan 44, Public domain.
Prairie du Chien is a city in the Southern Wisconsin River Valley of Southwest Wisconsin, near the junction of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers.
McGregor
Village
Photo: lhoon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
McGregor is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 742 at the time of the 2020 census. McGregor is located on the Mississippi River across from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Pike's Peak State Park is located just south of the city. McGregor is situated 4½ miles south of Nezekaw Point.
Nezekaw Point
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 850 feet
- Description: cliff in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Allamakee, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.08332° or 43° 4′ 60″ northLongitude
-91.18207° or 91° 10′ 56″ westElevation
850 feet (259 metres)Open location code
86MC3RM9+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 354330096OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Nezekaw Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nezekaw Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Effigy Mounds Visitor Center and Eagle Rock.
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