Bowstring Wildlife Management Area
Bowstring Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the north, 21 miles off. Great River Road passes 11 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dubuque County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.2 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 13 mi
- River Viewing Point · 17 mi
- Shiras Point · 17 mi
- Allison Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lasoya WMA: 3.2 mi
- Pear Street Pavilion: 5.0 mi
- Fillmore Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- LaMotte Recreational Park: 7.7 mi
- Swiss Valley Park: 8.6 mi
- Precontact: 13.9 mi
- T.J.M. Still Life: 14.1 mi
- Nosce Te Ipsum: 14.1 mi
- Take Me Out to The Ball Game: 14.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 14.2 mi
- Bowstring Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- McCarthy Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- IHAP Jackson 1: 8.3 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 12.0 mi
- Tri-County Historical Society Red Faber Museum: 12.4 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 14.3 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 14.3 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 14.4 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 7.1 mi
- Centenial Cross: 10.4 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 13.0 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 13.0 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 13.8 mi
- M101: 11.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Cave: 11.9 mi
- Boxcar: 12.4 mi
- Ampitheater: 13.0 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 14.2 mi
- Centenial Cross: 10.4 mi
- Goose Rock: 12.1 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 16.7 mi
- North Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 9.9 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 14.4 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 18.5 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 14.2 mi
- South Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 16.8 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sinnipee: 19.5 mi
- Marsden Well: 19.8 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bowstring Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | N 357° | 374 m | 20.6 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NNW 343° | 355 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | NE 39° | 353 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | N 352° | 348 m | 14.6 mi |
| Horseshoe Mound | ENE 71° | 324 m | 20.7 mi |
| Centenial Cross | NNE 24° | 312.816 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dygerts Mound | ENE 73° | 300 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 76° | 298 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubuque Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 15 mi
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