South Bluff Nature Center
South Bluff Nature Center is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is South Bluff, a peak 0.1 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 0.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bellevue Overlook · 1 mi
- Inspiration Point · 1 mi
- High Point · 14 mi
- Ozzie's Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bellevue Public Area: 0.5 mi
- Sarge O'Neil Park: 0.6 mi
- Felderman Park: 0.6 mi
- Ernst Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Lock & Dam 12 Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Living, Flowing, Ever Changing: 0.6 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 0.8 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 0.8 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 0.8 mi
- Young Corn: 0.9 mi
- Little Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Princess Mine Algific Slope: 4.4 mi
- Bald Forty Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Big Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Rice Algific Slope: 5.9 mi
- Young Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Belvedere Mansion and Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Chicago Great Western Railway Depot Museum: 11.4 mi
- Washburne House State Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- General Grants Home: 11.4 mi
- General Store: 11.4 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Galena Trolley Tours: 11.6 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 14.0 mi
- Apple River Road Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Lime Kiln: 0.5 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 1.0 mi
- Julia Dent Grant: 11.4 mi
- South Bluff: 0.1 mi
- North Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Lost Mound: 7.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.9 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 10.2 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hosta Garden: 11.4 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 21.3 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 22.8 mi
- South Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Wantea Point: 20.0 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Bald Point: 22.2 mi
- Cedar Spring: 8.5 mi
- Marsden Well: 11.5 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 17.2 mi
- Cleary Spring: 23.8 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 6.0 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 14.9 mi
- South Beach: 18.0 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 11.3 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Pavilion: 15.9 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 21.4 mi
- Millville: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Bluff Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Hill | NNE 26° | 381 m | 22.7 mi |
| Charles Mound | NNE 28° | 374 m | 20.1 mi |
| Benton Mound | ENE 61° | 367 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Sumner | NE 43° | 357 m | 21.0 mi |
| Scales Mound | NNE 27° | 356 m | 17.1 mi |
| Squirrel Grove Mound | NE 39° | 355 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hudson Mound | NE 38° | 354 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | NNW 342° | 353 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue L&D 12, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/852244711
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 21 mi
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