L.C. Strathman Recreation Area
L.C. Strathman Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. Great River Road passes 7.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dubuque County Conservation
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 10 mi
- Shiras Point · 10 mi
- River Viewing Point · 10 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graf Park: 1.9 mi
- Wedgewood Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Arrowhead Park: 3.3 mi
- Westbrook Park: 3.7 mi
- Maple Hills Park: 4.1 mi
- Ram: 7.7 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 8.8 mi
- Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 8.9 mi
- Healing Waters: 8.9 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 9.0 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 3.2 mi
- NICC Outdoor Learning Lab: 4.8 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 5.9 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 9.4 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 9.6 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 9.6 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Ham House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 9.1 mi
- William M. Black: 9.4 mi
- Tavern: 9.4 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 9.5 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 9.7 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 7.8 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 7.8 mi
- Centenial Cross: 9.0 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 9.1 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 6.8 mi
- Centenial Cross: 9.0 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 9.3 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 10.8 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 5.7 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 9.3 mi
- Hosta Garden: 22.6 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Sinnipee: 10.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 22.1 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 15.8 mi
- Waterfalls: 22.6 mi
- Marsden Well: 22.9 mi
- Big Spring: 24.6 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 11.6 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of L.C. Strathman Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | NNE 20° | 374 m | 6.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NNW 338° | 355 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | E 87° | 353 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | ENE 77° | 348 m | 1.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Mound | ESE 108° | 324 m | 24.1 mi |
| Centenial Cross | ESE 121° | 312.816 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dygerts Mound | ESE 110° | 300 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 113° | 298 m | 23.7 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 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Dubuque · 9 mi
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