Centenial Cross
Centenial Cross is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Key West Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Monument cross in Dubuque County, Iowa.
Wikidata Q131923213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.9 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 3 mi
- River Viewing Point · 7 mi
- Shiras Point · 7 mi
- Allison Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Key West Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Granger Creek Nature Trail: 1.0 mi
- Creek Wood Park: 1.3 mi
- E B Lyons Prairie and Woodland Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Valentine Park: 2.1 mi
- Precontact: 3.5 mi
- T.J.M. Still Life: 3.7 mi
- Nosce Te Ipsum: 3.8 mi
- Take Me Out to The Ball Game: 3.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.8 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- NICC Outdoor Learning Lab: 7.6 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 8.4 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 4.0 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 4.0 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 4.0 mi
- Ham House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Ampitheater: 3.3 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 3.8 mi
- William M. Black: 3.9 mi
- Tavern: 3.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Cave: 3.9 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 2.9 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 3.0 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 3.7 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 3.8 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 9.5 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 12.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 14.9 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 15.1 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 3.9 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 4.0 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Hosta Garden: 14.0 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 3.8 mi
- South Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 17.4 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.8 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 6.5 mi
- Sinnipee: 9.2 mi
- Marsden Well: 14.4 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centenial Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Hill | ENE 74° | 381 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NNW 335° | 374 m | 12.3 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 80° | 374 m | 23.6 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 86° | 356 m | 21.7 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 320° | 355 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | NE 54° | 353 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | NW 308° | 348 m | 8.1 mi |
| Horseshoe Mound | E 100° | 324 m | 15.6 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 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubuque Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1237197007
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 4 mi
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