- Elevation
- 241 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4598, -90.6640
E B Lyons Nature Center is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded 241 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Zebulon Pike Monument, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
state park in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States
Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q14689251, matched on coordinates and name (327 m apart).
- Elevation
- 241 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of E B Lyons Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NNE 32° | 435 m | 24.8 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 75° | 381 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 326° | 374 m | 12.2 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 82° | 374 m | 21.8 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 88° | 356 m | 20.0 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 314° | 355 m | 17.6 mi |
| Hudson Mound | E 87° | 354 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | NE 54° | 353 m | 7.6 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 18.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 1 mi
- River Viewing Point · 5 mi
- Shiras Point · 5 mi
- Allison Point · 5 mi
96 named places within 25 miles
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 2.5 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 2.5 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 2.6 mi
- Ham House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum: 12.2 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 1.1 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 1.1 mi
- Centenial Cross: 1.9 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 2.7 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 3.0 mi
- Ampitheater: 1.5 mi
- William M. Black: 2.5 mi
- Tavern: 2.5 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 2.5 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 2.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 1.9 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 7.6 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 12.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 13.8 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 16.3 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 16.4 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 4.8 mi
- Sinnipee: 8.0 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 15.1 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 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 3 mi
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