Wisconsin Gazetteer
Soft Shell Island is a physical feature (island) in Vernon County. The primary coordinates for Soft Shell Island places it within the WI 54658 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Soft Shell Island |
| Category: | Wisconsin physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | approx. 11 acres; in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, in the Mississippi River, 5.1 mi. NE of Freeburg, Minnesota, 3.1 mi. SW of Stoddard; Sec. 6, T13N, R7W, Fourth Wisconsin Meridian |
| History: | The name refers to the local species of soft shell turtles |
| County: | Vernon County |
| Latitude: | 43.6311676 |
| Longitude: | -91.2637496 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Soft Shell Island: Soft Shell Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Soft Shell Island does not include property ownership information.
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Stoddard, WI
(3.1 miles NE) Brownsville, MN (4.3 miles N) Genoa, WI (4.3 miles SSE) Chaseburg, WI (8.5 miles ENE) New Albin, IA (9.4 miles S) |
Hokah, MN
(9.8 miles NNW) Caledonia, MN (11.7 miles W) La Crosse, WI (11.8 miles N) Eitzen, MN (13.1 miles SW) Coon Valley, WI (13.5 miles ENE) |
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Reno, MN
(1.9 miles SSW) Freeburg, MN (5.3 miles WSW) Pleasant Valley, WI (7.7 miles NE) Jefferson, MN (8.1 miles S) Romance, WI (8.1 miles SE) |
Maple Grove, WI
(8.8 miles NNE) Calvert, WI (9 miles NNE) Village Terrace, MN (10 miles NNW) Herrington, WI (10.4 miles NNE) Newton, WI (10.4 miles ESE) |
