Veteran’s Memorial
Veteran’s Memorial is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockmasters House Heritage Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- On the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 15.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 15 mi
- Fire Point · 22 mi
- Hanging Rock · 22 mi
- luster Heights · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Side Park: 0.2 mi
- Skate park: 0.5 mi
- Vollyball Court: 1.0 mi
- Pickle ball courts: 1.0 mi
- Bussey Lake: 1.4 mi
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Devil's Backbone State Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Nelson Dewey State Park: 5.0 mi
- Merritt Forest State Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Turkey River Mounds State Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Lockmasters House Heritage Museum: 0.0 mi
- Stonefield Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Cassville Farmall Museum: 7.2 mi
- Plagmans Barn Museum: 8.0 mi
- Garnavillo Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Hefel Ridge: 9.5 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 12.1 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 13.9 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 17.5 mi
- Pine Knob: 18.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 12.8 mi
- Jefferson Davis Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Rev. James Marquette, S.J.: 18.4 mi
- Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet: 18.4 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 0.2 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 18.7 mi
- St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground: 18.7 mi
- Field of Dreams: 20.0 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 21.6 mi
- Elkport: 9.6 mi
- Littleport: 14.0 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 14.7 mi
- York: 20.5 mi
- Point Ann: 16.7 mi
- Nezekaw Point: 21.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.5 mi
- Fire Point: 21.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.1 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 23.1 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 18.1 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 23.3 mi
- Big Spring: 1.7 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 11.3 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran’s Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | SE 129° | 374 m | 19.6 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | SE 138° | 355 m | 13.9 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | W 276° | 355 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | SE 143° | 348 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mondell Hill | N 360° | 347 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 270° | 329 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 31° | 302 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | SE 142° | 281 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
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 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guttenberg L&D 10, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12648708697
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 30 mi
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