- Elevation, modelled
- 204 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore289 m · 19.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway16.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6963, -91.5462
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel is a attraction in Iowa, at a modelled 204 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Iowa Firefighters Memorial, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World’s Largest Wooden Nickel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 344° | 289 m | 19.1 mi |
| Perkl | NW 321° | 257 m | 2.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 266° | 244 m | 8.0 mi |
- 16.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 17.2 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 31.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
82 named places within 25 miles
Museums: 30
- Museum of Natural History: 2.4 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 2.5 mi
- Old Capitol: 2.5 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 2.6 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 23
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 2.7 mi
- Colony Acres: 3.6 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 8.1 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 10.3 mi
- Staples House: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Herky: 2.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 10.1 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 13.4 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 13.4 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 24.0 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 24.0 mi
Peaks: 3
- Perkl: 2.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 8.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 4.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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