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.
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) |
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) |