- Elevation, modelled
- 279 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5256, -90.4322
Recreation park is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled 279 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Beginning Historic Marker, a park 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.1 miles off. 22 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 5° | 435 m | 16.5 mi |
| Belmont Mound | NNE 14° | 427 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Mound | N 8° | 389 m | 16.5 mi |
| White Hill | E 84° | 381 m | 10.4 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 99° | 374 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WNW 287° | 374 m | 19.5 mi |
| Benton Mound | ESE 114° | 367 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Sumner | ESE 105° | 357 m | 15.3 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.4 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Viewing Point · 11 mi
- Shiras Point · 11 mi
- Allison Point · 11 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Point of Beginning Historic Marker: 1.3 mi
- Swift Park: 3.7 mi
- Milton B. Wiseman Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Benton Village Park: 4.0 mi
- Lions Park: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 51
- Leaf Skeleton: 11.6 mi
- Continuum: 11.6 mi
- Resilient: 11.8 mi
- Mark Twain Statue: 11.8 mi
- Red Shouldered Hawk: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Horseshoe Mound Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve: 11.3 mi
- Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area: 11.9 mi
- Winston Tunnel State Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Tapley Woods Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 26
- Saint Augustine Church: 5.0 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 5.6 mi
- Culvert Road Tunnel: 7.2 mi
- Galena Trolley Tours: 7.7 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Julia Dent Grant: 7.9 mi
- Wisconsin Lead Region: 9.2 mi
- Old Chicago Stageroad: 9.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Shiras Memorial Pavilion: 10.9 mi
Museums: 24
- Dowling House: 7.5 mi
- Old Market House: 7.6 mi
- Galena & U.S. Grant Museum: 7.6 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum: 7.9 mi
- General Grants Home: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 22
- Sinsinawa Mound: 5.6 mi
- Horseshoe Mound: 8.6 mi
- Scales Mound: 9.1 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 9.2 mi
- Charles Mound: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 6
- Hosta Garden: 8.0 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 12.0 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 18.1 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 18.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Marsden Well: 7.9 mi
- Cleary Spring: 15.9 mi
- Cedar Spring: 20.3 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Thunder Bay Falls: 9.5 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Horseshoe Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 12.2 mi
- South Bluff: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bellevue Beach: 13.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:47 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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- Dubuque · 12 mi
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