Marquette Depot Museum & Information Center
Marquette Depot Museum & Information Center is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Chicken Ridge stands 355 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Iowa, United States
Dates from 1874.
Wikidata Q581365, matched on coordinates and name (281 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Canadian Pacific Railroad
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 2.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 8.9 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 3 mi
- Fire Point · 3 mi
- Hanging Rock · 4 mi
- luster Heights · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pikes Peak State Park - Ridgewood Area: 0.6 mi
- Pikes Peak State Park - Ridgewood Area: 0.6 mi
- Pikes Peak State Park - Ridgewood Area: 0.9 mi
- Pikes Peak State Park: 1.1 mi
- Pikes Peak State Park - Ridgewood Area: 1.1 mi
- Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Yellow River State Forest - Lost 40 Unit: 4.3 mi
- Wyalusing Walnut Forest State Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Driftless Area Wetlands Centre: 0.5 mi
- Fur Trade Museum: 1.3 mi
- Villa Louis: 1.4 mi
- McGregor Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Fort Crawford Museum: 1.7 mi
- Villa Louis: 1.4 mi
- Rev. James Marquette, S.J.: 1.6 mi
- Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet: 1.6 mi
- Prairie du Chien: 1.6 mi
- Jefferson Davis Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Mondell Hill: 4.2 mi
- Pine Knob: 13.9 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 20.7 mi
- Pine Knob: 22.2 mi
- Mount Hosmer: 22.3 mi
- St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground: 1.3 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 1.5 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 3.3 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 18.6 mi
- Point Ann: 1.6 mi
- Nezekaw Point: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 3.2 mi
- Fire Point: 3.3 mi
- Elkport: 21.5 mi
- Littleport: 22.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 23.8 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 0.3 mi
- Cow: 24.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.6 mi
- Crowley Spring: 18.1 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 3.2 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 7.0 mi
- Roadside Park Reststop: 13.6 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marquette Depot Museum & Information Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Ridge | SW 220° | 355 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mondell Hill | ENE 78° | 347 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | E 88° | 325 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Hosmer | N 355° | 320 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pine Knob | E 98° | 302 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prairie DU Chien, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/116297915
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