USS Marlin
USS Marlin is an attraction 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 Ship Guns, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1953
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Freedom Park: 0.2 mi
- Mabrey Park: 0.9 mi
- Friendship Park: 1.0 mi
- Roberts Park: 1.0 mi
- Miller's Landing Park: 1.0 mi
- New Front Door: 0.7 mi
- Dance of the Cranes: 0.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Roberts Park Entrance Sign: 1.1 mi
- Looking Up: 1.2 mi
- Labor Monument: 1.5 mi
- Strehlow Terrace: 1.9 mi
- Golden Spike Monument: 2.1 mi
- Building America Mural: 2.1 mi
- William Henry Jackson Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
- Ship Guns: 0.0 mi
- Old Plane: 0.0 mi
- Missles: 0.0 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 0.0 mi
- Ship Propellers: 0.1 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 1.7 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- Cook Park: 3.7 mi
- Gibson Bend: 3.7 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 3.9 mi
- USS Hazard: 0.1 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 1.5 mi
- Durham Museum: 2.2 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 2.4 mi
- Joslyn Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 2.3 mi
- Polina Gardens: 2.3 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Entrance Garden: 2.5 mi
- Canopies: 2.1 mi
- Margaritaville: 10.8 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Devil's Slide: 7.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 23.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.1 mi
- De Soto: 17.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 10.9 mi
- Boocker point: 13.4 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Marlin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 291° | 361.12 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/170669296
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 2 mi
- Omaha · 5 mi
- Bellevue · 8 mi
- Papillion · 11 mi
- Gretna · 20 mi
- Missouri Valley · 20 mi
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