National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Twain Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is a museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, US. The museum is a property of the Dubuque County Historical Society, which also operates the Mathias Ham Historic Site. The museum has two buildings on its riverfront campus: the Mississippi River Center and the National River Center. The museum originally opened as the Fred W. Woodward Riverboat Museum on July 18, 1982, before being expanded and re-organized into its current form. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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Dates from 2003-06-28.
Wikidata Q6974367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003-06-28
- Elevation
- 184 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dubuque County Historical Society
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 20.4 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 3 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- Allison Point · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Iron Park: 0.2 mi
- Cathedral Square: 0.3 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.4 mi
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Cottingham & Butler Park: 0.4 mi
- Mark Twain Statue: 0.0 mi
- Paddlewheel: 0.0 mi
- Moon Goddess: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.2 mi
- Ada Hayden: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 6.2 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 0.4 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 0.1 mi
- Tavern: 0.1 mi
- William M. Black: 0.1 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 0.3 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.4 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 0.1 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- Ham House Museum: 2.5 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- ABA National Brewery Museum: 12.9 mi
- Centenial Cross: 4.0 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.3 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 10.3 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 14.8 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 0.1 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 6.5 mi
- Hosta Garden: 13.5 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 0.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 2.6 mi
- South Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Sinnipee: 5.4 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 24.4 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 13.7 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.1 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 2.7 mi
- Marsden Well: 13.8 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. 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 | 22.3 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 317° | 374 m | 10.3 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 88° | 374 m | 21.5 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 96° | 356 m | 20.0 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 307° | 355 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubuque L&D 11, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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