Captain Meriwether Lewis
Captain Meriwether Lewis is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Brickyard Hill stands 344 m to the northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Missouri River History, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Heritage Highway passes 0.3 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles.
Sidewheel steam dustpan dredge built by the Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, WV, for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 36 foot wide dust pan-shaped section at the bow which would be lowered to the river bottom to dredge river deposits.
The story
Historic paddle steamship and museum in Nebraska, United States
Wikidata Q5036730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Heritage Highway
- 13.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
100 named places within 25 miles
- Brownville State Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Lewis and Clark Camp Site: 0.1 mi
- Brownville City Park: 0.3 mi
- Neal Park: 6.7 mi
- Sid Brown Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Museum of Missouri River History: 0.0 mi
- Brownville Depot & Rail History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Brownville Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- Flatwater Folk Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Museum: 7.2 mi
- Landon Bend Access: 4.1 mi
- Nishnabotna Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- Hoot Owl Bend Access: 5.8 mi
- Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Scott City: 0.7 mi
- Excelsior: 5.1 mi
- Sonora: 7.1 mi
- Nishnabotna: 10.1 mi
- St. Deroin: 10.6 mi
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
- Peru State College Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Atchison County Walk of Honor: 7.2 mi
- Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 22.4 mi
- First Oil Well Historical Marker: 22.8 mi
- Spirit of Brownville Pier: 0.2 mi
- Muir House Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Brownville Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Brown-Carson Historic House: 0.4 mi
- Sinister Sidney: 24.4 mi
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
- Brickyard Hill: 6.8 mi
- Peru Trail Depot: 7.7 mi
- Dinosaur: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain Meriwether Lewis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Hill | NE 35° | 344 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn 5 ESE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000833OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS (dredge), reference 77000833, listed 10/28/77.
OpenStreetMap element way/173792577
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