Bear Effigy Mound
Bear Effigy Mound is an archaeological site in Dane, Wisconsin. Bear Effigy Mound is situated nearby to the archaeological site Lynx Effigy Mound, as well as near Hudson Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elmside Circle Park and Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Garden
Photo: Chief-O, Public domain.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre outdoor botanical garden and 10,000-square-foot conservatory in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 1952 and named for its founder, Michael Olbrich, the gardens are owned and operated jointly by the City of Madison Parks and the non-profit Olbrich Botanical Society. Olbrich Botanical Gardens is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Bear Effigy Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monona and Maple Bluff.
Monona
Village
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which it takes its name. The population was 8,624 at the 2020 census. Monona is situated 2 miles south of Bear Effigy Mound.
Maple Bluff
Village
Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Madison located on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Maple Bluff is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bear Effigy Mound.
Madison
Photo: Emery, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, is situated on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. As the anchor of the Greater Madison Area, it is home to the University of Wisconsin — Madison, one of the premier universities in the United States.
Bear Effigy Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.09033° or 43° 5′ 25″ northLongitude
-89.34005° or 89° 20′ 24″ westOpen location code
86MG3MR5+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3236429286OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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