MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area
MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. Great River Road passes 10 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dubuque County
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.2 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 13 mi
- Allison Point · 13 mi
- Shiras Point · 13 mi
- River Viewing Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graf Park: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.8 mi
- Epworth city park: 3.3 mi
- Kelly Oaks Park: 3.8 mi
- A.J. Spiegel Park: 4.0 mi
- Ram: 10.4 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 11.4 mi
- Healing Waters: 11.5 mi
- Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 11.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 11.6 mi
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- NICC Outdoor Learning Lab: 3.8 mi
- Bankston Park: 5.9 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 11.0 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 11.5 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 11.9 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 12.0 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 12.1 mi
- Field of Dreams: 8.2 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 11.6 mi
- William M. Black: 11.9 mi
- Tavern: 11.9 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 12.0 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 10.3 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 10.4 mi
- Centenial Cross: 10.5 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 11.6 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 9.8 mi
- Centenial Cross: 10.5 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 10.7 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 11.5 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 6.7 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 11.8 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 22.3 mi
- Hosta Garden: 24.5 mi
- Sinnipee: 13.7 mi
- Hartwick: 24.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 24.4 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 18.9 mi
- Waterfalls: 21.4 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 14.4 mi
- Marsden Well: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | NNE 30° | 374 m | 9.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | N 355° | 355 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | E 81° | 353 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | ENE 59° | 348 m | 4.5 mi |
| Centenial Cross | ESE 105° | 312.816 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | NNW 342° | 281 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 208° | 258 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 343° | 241 m | 11.5 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 | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 12 mi
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