- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 21.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5547, -90.7097
Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 186 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 47° | 435 m | 21.1 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 51° | 427 m | 23.6 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 48° | 389 m | 21.7 mi |
| White Hill | E 92° | 381 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 308° | 374 m | 5.7 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 98° | 374 m | 24.2 mi |
| Scales Mound | ESE 105° | 356 m | 23.1 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | WNW 299° | 355 m | 11.8 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 24.8 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Proving Grounds Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Union Camp Park: 1.4 mi
- Marshall Park & Dubuque Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Rustic Point Park: 1.8 mi
- Ram: 3.4 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 3.9 mi
- Portal: 3.9 mi
- America Needs a Hug: 3.9 mi
- Owl's Moon: 3.9 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 2.0 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- NICC Outdoor Learning Lab: 10.3 mi
- Ham House Museum: 3.4 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 4.7 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 4.8 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 4.8 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 4.5 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 4.7 mi
- Tavern: 4.8 mi
- William M. Black: 4.8 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Statue: 3.3 mi
- Eagle Point Park: 3.3 mi
- Shiras Memorial Pavilion: 3.5 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 4.0 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 5.7 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Centenial Cross: 7.6 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 8.7 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 11.8 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 4.6 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 7.9 mi
- Hosta Garden: 17.6 mi
- Sinnipee: 3.0 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 19.8 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 10.0 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 21.1 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 5.3 mi
- Marsden Well: 17.9 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 21.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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.
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