- Elevation, modelled
- 199 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 22.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5064, -90.6717
Grant Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 199 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grant Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 37° | 435 m | 22.3 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 42° | 427 m | 24.5 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 39° | 389 m | 22.8 mi |
| White Hill | E 84° | 381 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 317° | 374 m | 9.4 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 90° | 374 m | 22.0 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 97° | 356 m | 20.6 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 306° | 355 m | 15.3 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 21.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- Allison Point · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jackson Park: 0.1 mi
- Rocco Buda Jr. Park: 0.2 mi
- Madison Park: 0.2 mi
- Avon Park: 0.3 mi
- Eleventh Street Elevator Landing: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 51
- Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 0.1 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 0.2 mi
- America Needs a Hug: 0.2 mi
- Portal: 0.2 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 5.4 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 0.5 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 0.6 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 1.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.4 mi
Museums: 26
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 0.8 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 1.0 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- Ham House Museum: 2.0 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 0.7 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 0.9 mi
- Tavern: 0.9 mi
- William M. Black: 0.9 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centenial Cross: 4.4 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 6.7 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 9.4 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 6.4 mi
- Hosta Garden: 14.2 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Kellys Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 3.4 mi
- South Bluff: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sinnipee: 4.8 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tennyson Falls: 13.0 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 2.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Marsden Well: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bellevue Beach: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| 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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