Harrison County Freedom Rock
Harrison County Freedom Rock is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is One-room Schoolhouse, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harrison County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- On the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- On the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roadside Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- Summit Park: 2.7 mi
- Missouri Valley City Park: 3.5 mi
- Missouri Valley Dog Park: 3.6 mi
- Milliman Park: 5.2 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 10.6 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 18.1 mi
- Ceres: 19.3 mi
- Dance of the Cranes: 20.8 mi
- Lone Mountain: 21.4 mi
- One-room Schoolhouse: 0.0 mi
- Log Cabin: 0.0 mi
- Historic General Store: 0.1 mi
- South Building: 0.1 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 2.8 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 12.4 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 16.5 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 17.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 19.4 mi
- Fish Lake Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Old Town Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Saint Johns Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Missouri Bottoms Wetland Area: 5.0 mi
- Sawmill Hollow Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 2.6 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 3.4 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 4.1 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 9.9 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 22.0 mi
- Entrance Garden: 22.9 mi
- Cafe Garden: 22.9 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Polina Gardens: 23.3 mi
- De Soto: 12.2 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 15.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 15.8 mi
- Boocker point: 22.4 mi
- Canopies: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harrison County Freedom Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | SW 223° | 361.12 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan 1 WNW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8484024693
Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 3 mi
- Council Bluffs · 22 mi
- Omaha · 24 mi
- Bellevue · 30 mi
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