- Elevation, modelled
- 216 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grant Wood Scenic Byway10.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4113, -90.4244
General Grants Home is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 216 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Presidential Pets and China, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Grants Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | N 2° | 435 m | 24.4 mi |
| Little Mound | N 4° | 389 m | 24.3 mi |
| White Hill | NE 48° | 381 m | 13.5 mi |
| Charles Mound | NE 56° | 374 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 305° | 374 m | 23.3 mi |
| Benton Mound | E 93° | 367 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Sumner | ENE 75° | 357 m | 14.9 mi |
| Scales Mound | ENE 64° | 356 m | 8.7 mi |
- 10.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- On the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 11 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 11 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 11 mi
- River Viewing Point · 14 mi
103 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 25
- General Store: 0.0 mi
- Galena Trolley Tours: 0.3 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 3.1 mi
- Culvert Road Tunnel: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Julia Dent Grant: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 10.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Presidential Pets and China: 0.0 mi
- Washburne House State Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Belvedere Mansion and Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Old Market House: 0.3 mi
- Dowling House: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 22
- Dygerts Mound: 1.5 mi
- Horseshoe Mound: 1.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 2.5 mi
- Scales Mound: 8.7 mi
- Wenzel Mound: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Thunder Bay Falls: 3.7 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Bellevue Beach: 5.4 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 12.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
- National Register of Historic Places — Grant, Ulysses S., House, reference 66000322, listed 10/15/66.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000322
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 14 mi
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