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New Front Door

New Front Door from directly overhead

New Front Door is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Mountain, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27707, -95.91433

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Lone Mountain: 0.1 mi
  • Dance of the Cranes: 0.8 mi
  • Omar the Troll: 0.9 mi
  • Looking Up: 1.0 mi
  • Sioux Warrior sculpture: 1.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions: 54
  • Missles: 0.7 mi
  • Old Plane: 0.7 mi
  • USS Marlin: 0.7 mi
  • Ship Guns: 0.7 mi
  • HH-52A Seaguard: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 36
Gardens: 18
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paradise Park Beach: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Boocker point: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Front Door. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boocker pointWNW 292°361.12 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5120:1921:01
September equinox07:1218:4619:23
December solstice07:4716:1416:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941536474787668544029
Precip in0.70.91.83.24.74.43.64.63.02.31.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9262594639

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