Prairie Sand & Gravel
Prairie Sand & Gravel is a mine in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. Prairie Sand & Gravel is situated nearby to the hamlet Afton, as well as near Shopiere.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Energy Center and Rock River Generating Station.
Riverside Energy Center
Power station
Photo: Dual Freq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the Town of Beloit, just west of the Rock River. It consists of two 2-on-1 units. The facility is owned and operated by Alliant Energy. Riverside Energy Center is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Prairie Sand & Gravel.
Rock River Generating Station
Photo: Dual Freq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock River Generating Station was an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the town of Beloit at 827 W. B. R. Townline Road on the west bank of the Rock River. Rock River Generating Station is situated 1 mile northwest of Prairie Sand & Gravel.
Turner High School
School
F. J. Turner High School is a high school located in the Town of Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin, and is part of the Beloit Turner School District. The school was named after frontiersman Frederick Jackson Turner. Turner High School is situated 1 mile south of Prairie Sand & Gravel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Shopiere.
Afton
Hamlet
Afton is an unincorporated community in the Town of Rock, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The town hall for the Town of Rock is in Afton. Afton is situated 3½ miles northwest of Prairie Sand & Gravel.
Shopiere
Hamlet
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Shopiere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 154. Shopiere is situated 4 miles east of Prairie Sand & Gravel.
Turtle
Village
The Town of Turtle is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,393 at the 2020 census. The city of Beloit borders the town. Turtle is situated 4½ miles east of Prairie Sand & Gravel.
Prairie Sand & Gravel
- Type: Mine
- Categories: quarry and industry
- Location: Beloit, Rock County, Southwest Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.5712° or 42° 34′ 16″ northLongitude
-89.0188° or 89° 1′ 8″ westOpen location code
86JGHXCJ+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 585380544OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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