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Dubuque is located in northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a population of 57,313 residents. The city is situated at the junction of 3 states: Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, in what is commonly known as the Tri-State Area. Dubuque serves as the main cultural, educational, industrial and commercial center for the area. Dubuque is known as the "Key City," because it is Iowas oldest city and played a key role in the early settlement of the state and the Upper Midwest region. Geographically, it is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsinian Glaciation. In 2007, Dubuque was recognized as one of the "100 Best Communities for Young People" by the Americas Promise Youth Foundation. Forbes Magazine ranked the city 15th in the "Best Small Places for Business and Careers," and in June, 2008, Dubuque was named "Most Livable Small City" by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Dubuque has several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Julien Dubuque Bridge, which is also a National Historic Landmark. Dubuques Linwood Cemetery is noted for a number of famous people buried there, and the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens have won a number of awards. There are a number of notable parks in the city especially Eagle Point Park and the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area.

Surrounding areas: Bellevue, Iowa (21.6 mi), Dyersville, Iowa (21.9 mi), Jefferson, Iowa (25.0 mi), Guttenberg, Iowa (28.8 mi)

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Dubuque Weather & Climate

Northeastern Iowa, along the Mississippi River, has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. However, weather here is often not as extreme as that found in other parts of the Midwest, such as Minnesota or Wisconsin. Spring is usually wet and rainy, summers are sunny and warm, autumn is pleasant and mild, and winters are typically cold and snowy. Average snowfall in this area is 30.7 inches annually. Substantial weather changes frequently occur at three to four day intervals as a result of mid-latitude storm tracks. While situated squarely in the path of Tornado Alley, no devastating tornado has ever touched down in this region of Iowa. However, flooding is often a severe problem along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa.

Month	High Temp	Low Temp	Rainfall	Ocean Temp
January	26°F	8°F	1.16 in.	-
February	32°F	13°F	1.09 in.	-
March	45°F	25°F	2.13 in.	-
April	59°F	38°F	3.26 in.	-
May	71°F	50°F	3.82 in.	-
June	81°F	60°F	4.27 in.	-
July	85°F	64°F	4.28 in.	-
August	82°F	62°F	4.19 in.	-
September	74°F	53°F	3.61 in.	-
October	62°F	42°F	2.39 in.	-
November	44°F	28°F	2.33 in.	-
December	31°F	16°F	1.43 in.	-

Dubuque Map & Transportation



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The closest airports in the area are the Dubuque Regional airport (DBQ) located about 7 miles south of Dubuque, the The Eastern Iowa airport (CID) located approximately 67 miles southwest of Dubuque in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Quad City International airport (MLI) located roughly 73 miles south of Dubuque in Moline, Illinois, and finally the Whiteside County Jos H Bittorf airport (SQI) located around 73 miles southeast of Dubuque in Sterling Rock Falls, Illinois.

Dubuque Attractions


Water Parks
Wacky Waters	Davenport	IA	68.0 mi.
Family Land Water Amusement Park	Wisconsin Dells	WI	90.6 mi.
Noah's Ark Family Park	Wisconsin Dells	WI	90.6 mi.
Riverview Waterworld	Wisconsin Dells	WI	90.6 mi.
Magic Waters	Cherry Valley	IL	90.9 mi.

Golf Courses
Bunker Hill Golf Course	Dubuque	IA
Meadows Golf Club	Dubuque	IA
Lacoma Golf Club	East Dubuque	IL	2.7 mi.
Birchwood Golf Course	Kieler	WI	7.0 mi.
Timberline Golf Course	Peosta	IA	9.0 mi.
Galena Golf Club	Galena	IL	15.2 mi.
Cole Acres Golf Course	Cuba City	WI	15.3 mi.
Platteville Golf & Country Club	Platteville	WI	19.3 mi.
Dyersville Golf & Country Club	Dyersville	IA	22.0 mi.
Fillmore Fairways Golf Course	Cascade	IA	22.0 mi.
Meschers Rolling Knolls	Dyersville	IA	22.0 mi.
Bellevue Golf Club	Bellevue	IA	22.3 mi.
Lancaster Country Club	Lancaster	WI	23.3 mi.
Lone Pine Golf & Country Club	Colesburg	IA	27.4 mi.
Guttenberg Community Golf	Guttenberg	IA	27.9 mi.
Apple Canyon Lake Golf Course	Apple River	IL	28.0 mi.
Storybrook Country Club	Hanover	IL	28.7 mi.

Ski Areas
Chestnut Mountain Resort	Galena	IL	14.6 mi.
Ski Snowstar	Taylor Ridge	IL	77.3 mi.
Christmas Mountain Village	Wisconsin Dells	WI	90.6 mi.
Skyline Ski Area	Friendship	WI	110.6 mi.

State Parks
Mines of Spain State Park		IA	3.4 mi.
Nelson Dewey State Park		WI	22.6 mi.
Bellevue State Park		IA	22.9 mi.
White Pine Hollow State Park		IA	22.9 mi.
First Capitol State Park		WI	24.4 mi.
Bellevue State Park		IA	24.6 mi.
Maquoketa Caves State Park		IA	27.6 mi.
Apple River Canyon State Park		IL	33.0 mi.
Bixby State Park		IA	37.5 mi.
Mississippi Palisades State Park		IL	37.8 mi.

Museums
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library	Cedar Rapids	IA	59.6 mi.	(History)

Zoos and Aquariums
Henry Vilas Zoo	Madison	WI	76.4 mi.
International Crane Foundation	Baraboo	WI	82.3 mi.

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