Dubuque Regional Airport
Dubuque Regional Airport is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- "Dubuque Regional Airport"
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.6 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 6 mi
- River Viewing Point · 10 mi
- Shiras Point · 11 mi
- Allison Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swiss Valley Park: 3.6 mi
- Granger Creek Nature Trail: 3.9 mi
- Key West Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Creek Wood Park: 5.1 mi
- E B Lyons Prairie and Woodland Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Precontact: 7.1 mi
- T.J.M. Still Life: 7.3 mi
- Nosce Te Ipsum: 7.4 mi
- Take Me Out to The Ball Game: 7.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 7.4 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Bowstring Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Bowstring Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- NICC Outdoor Learning Lab: 8.5 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 7.5 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 7.5 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 7.6 mi
- Ham House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Cave: 4.9 mi
- Ampitheater: 5.9 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 7.5 mi
- William M. Black: 7.5 mi
- Tavern: 7.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 3.8 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 6.0 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 6.0 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 7.5 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 7.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 3.8 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 12.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 14.1 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 14.7 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 5.8 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 7.6 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Hosta Garden: 13.9 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 7.5 mi
- South Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Marsden Well: 14.3 mi
- Cedar Spring: 24.0 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.5 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 21.2 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 9.8 mi
- Sinnipee: 13.0 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dubuque Regional Airport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | NNW 340° | 374 m | 15.8 mi |
| Charles Mound | ENE 71° | 374 m | 24.5 mi |
| Scales Mound | ENE 76° | 356 m | 22.2 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NNW 327° | 355 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | NE 40° | 353 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | NW 324° | 348 m | 10.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Mound | E 86° | 324 m | 15.3 mi |
| Wenzel Mound | E 79° | 315 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/827164375
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- Dubuque · 8 mi
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