William M. Black
William M. Black is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 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. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
also named after William Murray Black
Wikidata Q8014842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1934
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 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
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Iron Park: 0.1 mi
- Cathedral Square: 0.2 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.4 mi
- Cleveland Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.1 mi
- Mark Twain Statue: 0.1 mi
- Moon Goddess: 0.1 mi
- Paddlewheel: 0.1 mi
- Rising Sun: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 6.3 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 0.2 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 6.4 mi
- Hosta Garden: 13.5 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 0.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 2.5 mi
- South Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Sinnipee: 5.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 24.4 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 13.8 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.1 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 2.8 mi
- Marsden Well: 13.8 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 16.6 mi
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 |
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 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 82002618OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — WILLIAM M. BLACK (dredge), reference 82002618, listed 04/12/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/173795719
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- Dubuque · 0 mi
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