Westside Rising
Westside Rising is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Time Check Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 50.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Time Check Park: 0.4 mi
- Ellis Park: 0.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Five Seasons Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.9 mi
- Waterfowl Center: 2.9 mi
- Quarton Park: 2.9 mi
- Iroquois Park: 3.1 mi
- Garnett Park: 3.2 mi
- Cottage Grove Park: 3.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.9 mi
- Rollic: 1.1 mi
- Squares: 1.2 mi
- Regeneration: 1.2 mi
- Cherry: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple: 0.9 mi
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- History Center: 1.1 mi
- African American Museum Of Iowa: 1.8 mi
- National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: 1.8 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 0.9 mi
- The Coe "Victory" Bell: 1.1 mi
- Witch's Basement: 1.3 mi
- Sister Catherine McAuley: 1.8 mi
- Sister Frances Warde: 1.8 mi
- The 5th Realm: 3.7 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 15.5 mi
- Colony Acres: 18.3 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 21.4 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 24.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 2.5 mi
- The Hogback: 9.8 mi
- Perkl: 19.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 1.3 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Andreas garden: 1.8 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 16.8 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.4 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.4 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 17.3 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 17.6 mi
- East Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Ivanhoe: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Westside Rising. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 139° | 289 m | 2.5 mi |
| Perkl | SSE 163° | 257 m | 19.1 mi |
| The Hogback | NW 317° | 251 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | S 183° | 244 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids #1, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10961859336
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