Horseshoe Bluff

Horseshoe Bluff is a cliff in Dubuque, Iowa and has an elevation of 640 feet. Horseshoe Bluff is situated nearby to the hamlet Cattese, as well as near South Switch Junction.

Photo: Coalfather, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Julien Dubuque Bridge.

Julien Dubuque Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Cuppysfriend, Public domain.

The Julien Dubuque Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Dubuque, Iowa and East Dubuque, Illinois. The bridge is part of U.S. Route 20. Julien Dubuque Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Horseshoe Bluff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Dubuque and Rockdale.

East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2020 census, down from 1,704 in 2010. East Dubuque is located alongside the Mississippi River. East Dubuque is situated 2 miles north of Horseshoe Bluff.

Rockdale

Hamlet

Rockdale, Iowa was a small unincorporated village formerly located just south of Dubuque, Iowa between Dubuque and Key West, Iowa. The village was situated on the Catfish Creek in Dubuque County, Iowa, and was the site of one of the first mills in the state of Iowa. Rockdale is situated 2 miles west of Horseshoe Bluff.

Key West

Hamlet

Key West is an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, near the extreme southern end of the city of Dubuque. Parts of the community are now within the city of Dubuque, while others are unincorporated. Key West is situated 2½ miles west of Horseshoe Bluff.

Horseshoe Bluff

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 640 feet
Description: cliff in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States
Category: landform
Location: Dubuque, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.46278° or 42° 27′ 46″ north

Longitude

-90.63513° or 90° 38′ 7″ west

Elevation

640 feet (195 metres)

Open location code

86JFF977+4W

GeoNames ID

4861171

Wikidata ID

Q31814508

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In Other Languages

“Horseshoe Bluff” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Horseshoe Bluff”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cattese and South Switch Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Catfish Creek State Preserve and E B Lyons Prairie-Woodlawn Preserve.

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