- Elevation, modelled
- 215 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4828, -90.6676
Southern Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 215 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Louis Murphy Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southern Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | NE 34° | 435 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Mound | NE 36° | 389 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Hill | E 79° | 381 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 322° | 374 m | 10.8 mi |
| Charles Mound | E 86° | 374 m | 21.8 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 93° | 356 m | 20.2 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 311° | 355 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hudson Mound | E 91° | 354 m | 24.9 mi |
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 19.8 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 2 mi
- River Viewing Point · 4 mi
- Shiras Point · 4 mi
- Allison Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Louis Murphy Park: 0.2 mi
- Grandview Greenspace: 0.3 mi
- Maus Park: 0.4 mi
- Cleveland Park: 0.6 mi
- Flat Iron Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 51
- Precontact: 0.5 mi
- T.J.M. Still Life: 0.8 mi
- Nosce Te Ipsum: 0.8 mi
- Take Me Out to The Ball Game: 0.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 6.8 mi
- L.C. Strathman Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
Museums: 25
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 1.0 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 1.0 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- Ham House Museum: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- William M. Black: 0.9 mi
- Tavern: 0.9 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 1.0 mi
- Towboat Logsdon: 1.0 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 1.1 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 1.3 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 1.4 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 1.7 mi
- “Mancherlei Gaben und ein Geist” Sculpture: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centenial Cross: 3.0 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 7.0 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 10.8 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 1.0 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hosta Garden: 13.4 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Kellys Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 2.0 mi
- South Bluff: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tennyson Falls: 14.7 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 3.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sinnipee: 6.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Marsden Well: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Bellevue Beach: 16.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 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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