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Multilingual Peace Pole

Multilingual Peace Pole from directly overhead

Multilingual Peace Pole is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Liberty, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49921, -90.66799

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Park: 0.0 mi
  • Cottingham & Butler Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.2 mi
  • 897 Central Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waller-Cooper Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Statue of Liberty: 0.0 mi
  • Another Odd Fellow: 0.1 mi
  • Solidarity: 0.1 mi
  • Hush of Heaven: 0.2 mi
  • Wild Rose: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 36
  • Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
  • Pohlman Prairie: 5.9 mi
  • Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
  • L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 25
Historic sites: 25
Peaks: 19
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Marsden Well: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bellevue Beach: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Multilingual Peace Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platte MoundsNE 36°435 m22.6 mi
Belmont MoundNE 41°427 m24.7 mi
Little MoundNE 38°389 m23.0 mi
White HillE 82°381 m22.6 mi
Sherrill MoundNW 318°374 m9.9 mi
Charles MoundE 89°374 m21.8 mi
Scales MoundE 96°356 m20.3 mi
Balltown RidgeNW 308°355 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:2620:0120:44
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:3015:4816:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192335486070747265523825
Precip in1.31.42.13.84.45.65.33.83.93.12.41.7

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9809261580

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