NICC Outdoor Learning Lab
NICC Outdoor Learning Lab is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is A.J. Spiegel Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 8.8 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NICC
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.0 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 11 mi
- Allison Point · 12 mi
- River Viewing Point · 12 mi
- Shiras Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- A.J. Spiegel Park: 0.3 mi
- Kelly Oaks Park: 0.8 mi
- Graf Park: 3.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.5 mi
- English Ridge Park: 4.5 mi
- Ram: 8.8 mi
- Healing Waters: 9.6 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 9.7 mi
- Precontact: 9.7 mi
- Nosce Te Ipsum: 9.8 mi
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- MIller-McGrath Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 10.0 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 10.1 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 10.1 mi
- Ham House Museum: 11.6 mi
- Centenial Cross: 7.6 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 8.5 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 8.6 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 9.8 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 9.7 mi
- William M. Black: 10.0 mi
- Tavern: 10.0 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 10.0 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 10.2 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Centenial Cross: 7.6 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 11.4 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 13.9 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 15.0 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 3.7 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 9.9 mi
- Hosta Garden: 21.5 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 22.3 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 12.7 mi
- Sinnipee: 13.2 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 19.8 mi
- Marsden Well: 21.9 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of NICC Outdoor Learning Lab. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | NNE 12° | 374 m | 11.4 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NNW 345° | 355 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | ENE 70° | 353 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | NNE 14° | 348 m | 5.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Mound | E 97° | 324 m | 23.1 mi |
| Centenial Cross | E 89° | 312.816 m | 7.6 mi |
| Dygerts Mound | E 99° | 300 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 102° | 298 m | 22.2 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 | 19:02 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1006848287
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 10 mi
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