- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4957, -90.6591
Diamond Jo National River Center is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled 185 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is National Rivers Hall of Fame, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Diamond Jo National River Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 35° | 435 m | 22.6 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 40° | 427 m | 24.6 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 37° | 389 m | 23.0 mi |
| White Hill | E 82° | 381 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 317° | 374 m | 10.4 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 88° | 374 m | 21.4 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 96° | 356 m | 19.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 307° | 355 m | 16.2 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 20.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 2 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- Allison Point · 3 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 26
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 0.5 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 1.7 mi
Museums: 25
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 0.0 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 0.1 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Ham House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Galena & U.S. Grant Museum: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 25
- Towboat Logsdon: 0.1 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 0.1 mi
- Tavern: 0.1 mi
- William M. Black: 0.2 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 20
- Centenial Cross: 4.0 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.3 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 10.4 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sinnipee: 5.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tennyson Falls: 13.8 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bellevue Beach: 16.5 mi
| 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 | 16:33 |
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