- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grant Wood Scenic Byway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4137, -90.4269
Grant View Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 189 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Market House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grant View Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | N 3° | 435 m | 24.2 mi |
| Belmont Mound | N 9° | 427 m | 24.9 mi |
| Little Mound | N 4° | 389 m | 24.2 mi |
| White Hill | NE 49° | 381 m | 13.4 mi |
| Charles Mound | ENE 57° | 374 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 305° | 374 m | 23.1 mi |
| Benton Mound | E 93° | 367 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Sumner | ENE 76° | 357 m | 15.0 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- On the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 11 mi
- Inspiration Point · 11 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 11 mi
- River Viewing Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Galena Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Depot Park: 0.3 mi
- Old Cemetery Park: 0.4 mi
- West Street Sculpture Park: 0.6 mi
- Recreation Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 51
- Jackson County Freedom Rock: 10.6 mi
- Young Corn: 10.7 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 10.8 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 10.8 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Horseshoe Mound Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Winston Tunnel State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Rice Algific Slope: 6.6 mi
- Princess Mine Algific Slope: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 25
- Galena Trolley Tours: 0.2 mi
- General Store: 0.2 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 2.8 mi
- Culvert Road Tunnel: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Julia Dent Grant: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 10.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 10.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Old Market House: 0.1 mi
- General Grants Home: 0.2 mi
- Presidential Pets and China: 0.2 mi
- Washburne House State Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Galena & U.S. Grant Museum: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 23
- Dygerts Mound: 1.7 mi
- Horseshoe Mound: 1.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 2.7 mi
- Scales Mound: 8.7 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Hosta Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 11.7 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 13.4 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 16.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Marsden Well: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Spring: 13.6 mi
- Cleary Spring: 16.9 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Thunder Bay Falls: 3.9 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.3 mi
- South Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Bellevue Beach: 5.6 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pavilion: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:47 | 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 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 1 mi away.
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