- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4954, -90.6621
William M. Black is a attraction in Iowa, at a modelled 181 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tavern, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
also named after William Murray Black
Wikidata Q8014842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1934
- Operated by
- National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William M. Black. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 35° | 435 m | 22.7 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 40° | 427 m | 24.7 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 37° | 389 m | 23.1 mi |
| White Hill | E 82° | 381 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 318° | 374 m | 10.3 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 88° | 374 m | 21.5 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 95° | 356 m | 20.0 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 308° | 355 m | 16.1 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 20.4 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 2 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- Allison Point · 3 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
Museums: 26
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 0.1 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 0.2 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Ham House Museum: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 0.4 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 24
- Tavern: 0.0 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 0.1 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 0.3 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.4 mi
- Dunleith Aquatic Center: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 20
- Centenial Cross: 3.9 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.4 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 10.3 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sinnipee: 5.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tennyson Falls: 13.8 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bellevue Beach: 16.6 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).
- National Register of Historic Places — WILLIAM M. BLACK (dredge), reference 82002618, listed 04/12/82.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 82002618
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