Metcalf Island

Metcalf Island is an island in Sauk, Wisconsin. Metcalf Island is situated nearby to the locality Oak Ridge Estates, as well as near the village Wyoming.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hillside Home School and Romeo and Juliet Windmill.

Hillside Home School

School

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Hillside Home School I, also known as the Hillside Home Building, was a Shingle Style building that architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed in 1887. The building was constructed for his aunts, Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones for their Hillside Home School in the town of Wyoming, Wisconsin. Hillside Home School is situated 2½ miles southeast of Metcalf Island.

Romeo and Juliet Windmill

Building

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The Romeo and Juliet Windmill is a wooden structure designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the town of Wyoming, Wisconsin. The building is on the Taliesin estate and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Romeo and Juliet Windmill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Metcalf Island.

Tan-y-Deri

House

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Tan-y-Deri, also known as the Andrew T. Porter Home and the Jane and Andrew Porter Home, is a house in Wyoming, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. It was designed in 1907 by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright for his sister Jane Porter and her family. Tan-y-Deri is situated 2½ miles southeast of Metcalf Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Green and Wyoming.

Spring Green

Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spring Green is a village of 1,600 people in Southwest Wisconsin and is the home of two unique architectural wonders: Frank Lloyd Wright's magnificent Taliesin, and Alex Jordan's mysterious House on the Rock.

Wyoming

Village

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The Town of Wyoming is a town located in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 317 at the 2020 census. Wyoming is situated 2½ miles south of Metcalf Island.

Helena

Hamlet

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Helena is an unincorporated community in the town of Arena in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. In the 19th century, Helena was a village that played an important role in the manufacture and shipping of lead shot. Helena is situated 4 miles east of Metcalf Island.

Metcalf Island

Type: Island
Description: island in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States
Category: landform
Location: Sauk, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.16277° or 43° 9′ 46″ north

Longitude

-90.10068° or 90° 6′ 2″ west

Elevation

692 feet (211 metres)

Open location code

86MF5V7X+4P

GeoNames ID

5262724

Wikidata ID

Q49658229

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In Other Languages

“Metcalf Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Metcalf Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos)”
Cebuano: “Metcalf Island”

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