- Elevation
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 21.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5598, -90.7143
Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve is a park in Iowa, at a recorded 188 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 188 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 48° | 435 m | 21.1 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 52° | 427 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 50° | 389 m | 21.6 mi |
| White Hill | E 93° | 381 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 306° | 374 m | 5.3 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 99° | 374 m | 24.5 mi |
| Scales Mound | ESE 106° | 356 m | 23.4 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | WNW 298° | 355 m | 11.4 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 24.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 4 mi
- Shiras Point · 4 mi
- River Viewing Point · 4 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Proving Grounds Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Union Camp Park: 1.7 mi
- Deere Dike Park: 1.8 mi
- Rustic Point Park: 1.9 mi
- Marshall Park & Dubuque Arboretum: 1.9 mi
- Ram: 3.8 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 4.3 mi
- Portal: 4.3 mi
- America Needs a Hug: 4.3 mi
- Owl's Moon: 4.3 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 1.8 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Ham House Museum: 3.8 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 5.1 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 5.2 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 5.3 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 4.9 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 5.2 mi
- Tavern: 5.2 mi
- William M. Black: 5.2 mi
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 5.3 mi
- Eagle Statue: 3.6 mi
- Eagle Point Park: 3.7 mi
- Shiras Memorial Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 4.4 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 5.3 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Centenial Cross: 8.0 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 9.1 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 11.4 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 5.0 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 8.1 mi
- Hosta Garden: 18.0 mi
- Sinnipee: 3.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 19.4 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 9.7 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 21.4 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 5.6 mi
- Marsden Well: 18.3 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
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