Nature reserve · Iowa
Bankston Park
Bankston Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. Great River Road passes 6.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dubuque County Conservation Board
How to reach it
Coordinates42.55773, -90.95258
- 6.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 16.5 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 16 mi
- Shiras Point · 16 mi
- River Viewing Point · 16 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bankston Park: 2.7 mi
- Holy Cross City Park: 3.9 mi
- Graf Park: 6.2 mi
- Balltown Scenic Outlook: 6.8 mi
- Luxemburg City Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 45
- Ram: 13.7 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 14.7 mi
- Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 14.8 mi
- Healing Waters: 14.9 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- New Wine Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Heritage House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 9.9 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 10.1 mi
- Cassville Farmall Museum: 11.1 mi
- Stonefield Historic Site: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 13.8 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 13.8 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 15
- Field of Dreams: 6.7 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 15.0 mi
- William M. Black: 15.4 mi
- Tavern: 15.4 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 8
- Balltown Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 5.9 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Hefel Ridge: 8.4 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Virginia's Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 15.3 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Sinnipee: 15.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 20.2 mi
- Elkport: 20.7 mi
- Hartwick: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Kellys Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Waterfalls: 16.3 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 17.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bankston Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | ENE 67° | 374 m | 8.5 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NNE 20° | 355 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | E 96° | 353 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | ESE 113° | 348 m | 7.3 mi |
| Centenial Cross | ESE 121° | 312.816 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | N 350° | 281 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 196° | 258 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | N 356° | 241 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/413496420
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