- Elevation, modelled
- 195 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grant Wood Scenic Byway11.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4173, -90.4152
Recreation Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 195 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsden Well, a spring 0.4 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 Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | N 1° | 435 m | 24.0 mi |
| Belmont Mound | N 8° | 427 m | 24.5 mi |
| Little Mound | N 3° | 389 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Hill | NE 48° | 381 m | 12.8 mi |
| Charles Mound | NE 56° | 374 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WNW 304° | 374 m | 23.5 mi |
| Benton Mound | E 94° | 367 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Sumner | ENE 76° | 357 m | 14.3 mi |
- 11.0 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 12 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 12 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 12 mi
- River Viewing Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gateway Park: 0.6 mi
- Grant View Park: 0.7 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.7 mi
- Old Cemetery Park: 0.9 mi
- Depot Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 51
- Jackson County Freedom Rock: 10.9 mi
- Young Corn: 10.9 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 11.0 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 11.0 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Horseshoe Mound Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Winston Tunnel State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Rice Algific Slope: 6.7 mi
- Tapley Woods Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 25
- General Store: 0.6 mi
- Galena Trolley Tours: 0.8 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 3.1 mi
- Culvert Road Tunnel: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Julia Dent Grant: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 11.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Dowling House: 0.6 mi
- Presidential Pets and China: 0.6 mi
- General Grants Home: 0.6 mi
- Old Market House: 0.6 mi
- Washburne House State Historic Site: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 23
- Horseshoe Mound: 1.4 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 1.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 2.9 mi
- Scales Mound: 8.1 mi
- Wenzel Mound: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Hosta Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 12.0 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 13.8 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 17.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Marsden Well: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 13.4 mi
- Cleary Spring: 16.2 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Thunder Bay Falls: 3.4 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 12.7 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- South Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Bellevue Beach: 5.8 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pavilion: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 14 mi
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