Dunleith Aquatic Center
Dunleith Aquatic Center is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunleith Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.9 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 2 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- Allison Point · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunleith Park: 0.1 mi
- Hiawatha Playground: 1.1 mi
- Gramercy Park: 1.1 mi
- Gerald McAleece Park & Recreation Complex: 1.7 mi
- Miller Riverview Park: 2.0 mi
- Leaf Skeleton: 1.7 mi
- Continuum: 1.8 mi
- Mark Twain Statue: 2.0 mi
- Paddlewheel: 2.0 mi
- Resilient: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 7.8 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 2.2 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 2.2 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 1.7 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 1.9 mi
- Tavern: 2.0 mi
- William M. Black: 2.0 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 2.4 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 1.8 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 1.9 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 2.0 mi
- Ham House Museum: 2.8 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 4.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 5.1 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 11.7 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 13.1 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 2.1 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 8.2 mi
- Hosta Garden: 11.7 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 2.4 mi
- South Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 13.9 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 15.2 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 23.9 mi
- Marsden Well: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Spring: 24.7 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 1.7 mi
- Sinnipee: 5.8 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunleith Aquatic Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NNE 31° | 435 m | 21.6 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 36° | 427 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Mound | NNE 33° | 389 m | 21.9 mi |
| White Hill | E 81° | 381 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 310° | 374 m | 11.7 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 88° | 374 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Sumner | E 94° | 357 m | 24.6 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 96° | 356 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/444979171
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 2 mi
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