Turtle Effigy Mound

Turtle Effigy Mound is an archaeological site in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Turtle Effigy Mound is situated near the nature reserve Dorothy Carnes Park West, as well as near Dorothy Carnes Park East.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Atkinson High School.

Fort Atkinson High School

School

Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.

Fort Atkinson High School is a public high school in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. It is part of the Fort Atkinson School District. Fort Atkinson High School is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Turtle Effigy Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Atkinson and North Shore.

Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies along the Rock River a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census. Fort Atkinson is situated 3 miles southeast of Turtle Effigy Mound.

North Shore

Hamlet

Sumner is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 846 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Lake Koshkonong and the unincorporated communities of Busseyville, Carcajou, Glenn Oaks Beach, Koshkonong Manor, and North Shore are located within the town. North Shore is situated 4 miles southwest of Turtle Effigy Mound.

Blackhawk Island

Hamlet

Photo: TheCatalyst31, CC0.

Blackhawk Island is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Koshkonong and Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. Its best known longtime resident was the poet, Lorine Niedecker. Blackhawk Island is situated 4 miles south of Turtle Effigy Mound.

Turtle Effigy Mound

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Jefferson, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.95802° or 42° 57′ 29″ north

Longitude

-88.87773° or 88° 52′ 40″ west

Open location code

86JHX45C+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5933179451

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dorothy Carnes Park West and Dorothy Carnes Park East.

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