- Elevation, modelled
- 218 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 22.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5044, -90.6739
The Inevitability of Land is a artwork in Iowa, at a modelled 218 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocco Buda Jr. Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Inevitability of Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 37° | 435 m | 22.5 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 42° | 427 m | 24.6 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 39° | 389 m | 22.9 mi |
| White Hill | E 83° | 381 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 318° | 374 m | 9.4 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 90° | 374 m | 22.1 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 97° | 356 m | 20.7 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 307° | 355 m | 15.2 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 21.2 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- Allison Point · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocco Buda Jr. Park: 0.0 mi
- Avon Park: 0.1 mi
- Grant Park: 0.2 mi
- Eleventh Street Elevator Landing: 0.2 mi
- Jackson Park: 0.3 mi
- Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 0.1 mi
- Healing Waters: 0.3 mi
- America Needs a Hug: 0.3 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 0.3 mi
- Portal: 0.3 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 5.4 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 0.5 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 0.8 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 1.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.6 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 0.8 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 1.0 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- Ham House Museum: 2.2 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.6 mi
- William M. Black: 0.9 mi
- Tavern: 0.9 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 0.9 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 1.1 mi
- Centenial Cross: 4.3 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.8 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 9.4 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 15.2 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 6.2 mi
- Hosta Garden: 14.3 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 21.6 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 3.3 mi
- South Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Sinnipee: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 23.7 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 13.2 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.9 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 3.0 mi
- Marsden Well: 14.6 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubuque L&D 11, 3 mi away.
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