- Elevation, modelled
- 196 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4621, -90.6342
Ampitheater is a attraction in Iowa, at a modelled 196 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Julien Dubuque Monument, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.2 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ampitheater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NNE 29° | 435 m | 23.9 mi |
| Little Mound | NNE 31° | 389 m | 24.2 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 75° | 381 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 320° | 374 m | 13.0 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 82° | 374 m | 20.3 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 89° | 356 m | 18.5 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 311° | 355 m | 18.7 mi |
| Squirrel Grove Mound | E 84° | 355 m | 24.9 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 17.7 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 1 mi
- River Viewing Point · 5 mi
- Shiras Point · 5 mi
- Allison Point · 5 mi
97 named places within 25 miles
Museums: 25
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 1.5 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 2.6 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 2.6 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 2.8 mi
- Ham House Museum: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 23
- Crystal Lake Cave: 2.1 mi
- Dunleith Aquatic Center: 2.4 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 2.6 mi
- William M. Black: 2.7 mi
- Tavern: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 0.8 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 0.9 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 3.1 mi
- Centenial Cross: 3.3 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 21
- Centenial Cross: 3.3 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.4 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.5 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Thunder Bay Falls: 15.0 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 16.1 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 4.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sinnipee: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bellevue Beach: 14.0 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).
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 3 mi
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