Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area
Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Clayton, Iowa. Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area 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.
Marquette–Joliet Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marquette–Joliet Bridge is a bridge crossing the Mississippi River, connecting Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Local residents refer to the bridge as the Prairie Bridge or the Marquette Bridge; both terms are used equally.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marquette and Prairie du Chien.
Marquette
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Clayton, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.0443° or 43° 2′ 39″ northLongitude
-91.1888° or 91° 11′ 20″ westOpen location code
86MC2RV6+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 413496402OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Yards and McGregor Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area and Driftless Area Wetlands Centre.
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