- Elevation, modelled
- 241 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5597, -90.7010
Proving Grounds Recreation Area is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 241 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.4 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Proving Grounds Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 47° | 435 m | 20.6 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NE 51° | 427 m | 23.0 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 48° | 389 m | 21.1 mi |
| White Hill | E 93° | 381 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WNW 302° | 374 m | 5.9 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 99° | 374 m | 23.8 mi |
| Scales Mound | ESE 106° | 356 m | 22.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | WNW 297° | 355 m | 12.0 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 24.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 3 mi
- Shiras Point · 3 mi
- River Viewing Point · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Deere Dike Park: 1.3 mi
- Union Camp Park: 1.8 mi
- Marshall Park & Dubuque Arboretum: 2.1 mi
- Bee Branch Watershed: 2.3 mi
- Ram: 3.7 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 4.0 mi
- Portal: 4.0 mi
- America Needs a Hug: 4.0 mi
- Owl's Moon: 4.0 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 2.5 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Ham House Museum: 3.2 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 4.8 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 4.9 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 4.9 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 7.2 mi
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 4.6 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 4.7 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 4.8 mi
- Tavern: 4.9 mi
- William M. Black: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Statue: 3.0 mi
- Eagle Point Park: 3.1 mi
- Shiras Memorial Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Dubuque Packing Company Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 5.9 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Centenial Cross: 7.9 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 8.4 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 12.0 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 4.7 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Hosta Garden: 17.5 mi
- Sinnipee: 2.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 19.6 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 9.6 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 20.9 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 5.0 mi
- Marsden Well: 17.7 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 21.1 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, 3 mi away.
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