Shiras Memorial Pavilion

Shiras Memorial Pavilion is a shelter in City of Dubuque, Iowa. Shiras Memorial Pavilion is situated near the scenic viewpoint River Viewing Point, as well as near Shiras Point.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Eagle Point Park and Lock and Dam 11.

Eagle Point Park

Park

Photo: Jesster79, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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. Lock and Dam 11 is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Shiras Memorial Pavilion.

Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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 south of Shiras Memorial Pavilion.

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 Shiras Memorial Pavilion.

Dubuque

Photo: Dirk, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Shiras Memorial Pavilion

Type: Shelter
Categories: building, historic site, and memorial
Location: City of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.53716° or 42° 32′ 14″ north

Longitude

-90.64565° or 90° 38′ 44″ west

Established

1920

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Dubuque

Open location code

86JFG9P3+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 231804686

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: River Viewing Point and Shiras Point.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Control Stand Shelter and Tri-State View Pavilion.

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