Eagle Point Park
Eagle Point Park is a 164-acre public park located in the northeast corner of the city of Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the Mississippi River and the Lock and Dam No. 11.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: park in Dubuque, Dubuque County, United States of America
- Also known as: “Eagle Point Park Historic District”
- Address: 2601 Shiras Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lock and Dam 11 and Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge.
Lock and Dam 11
Dam
Photo: FluffyGryphon, CC BY 2.5.
General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa, and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River. It was opened to navigation September 14, 1937.
Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge
Bridge
The Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is a steel Tied-arch automobile bridge connecting Dubuque, Iowa, with still largely rural Grant County, Wisconsin, over the Mississippi River. Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Eagle Point Park.
Dubuque City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dubuque City Hall is located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. The building was designed by J.N. Moody after Faneuil Hall in Boston and the Fulton Street Market in New York City. Dubuque City Hall is situated 2½ miles south of Eagle Point Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rutledge and Sandy Hook.
Rutledge
Hamlet
Rutledge is an unincorporated community located in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.
Sandy Hook
Hamlet
Sandy Hook is a census-designated place in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 293 as of the 2020 census, up from 185 at the 2010 census. Sandy Hook is situated 2 miles east of Eagle Point Park.
Dubuque
Dubuque, founded in 1833, is the oldest city in Iowa. A port on the upper Mississippi River, it is situated along scenic bluffs facing the river, and has its roots in a mining and trading settlement established in the area by Quebec-born entrepreneur Julien Dubuque in 1788.
Eagle Point Park
- Categories: heritage site, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Dubuque, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.53746° or 42° 32′ 15″ northLongitude
-90.65065° or 90° 39′ 2″ westElevation
778 feet (237 metres)Inception
1908Operator
City of DubuqueOpen location code
86JFG8PX+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 33762294OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4854772Wikidata ID
Q5325205
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In Other Languages
“Eagle Point Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eagle Point Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Iowa, Dubuque County)”
- Cebuano: “Eagle Point Park”
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