Ghost town · Iowa
Dodds
Dodds is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Dakota Point stands 394 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans' Memorial Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
ghost town in Iowa
How to reach it
Coordinates42.48888, -96.19197
- 6.5 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Outlaw Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Lucia · 14 mi
- Kestrel Point · 15 mi
- Gobbler Point · 15 mi
- Bobsled Run · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Tara Way Park: 1.2 mi
- Bronson Ball Park: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Legacy Park: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Sacajawea Park: 9.5 mi
- Baker Park: 9.8 mi
- Wimson Park: 10.1 mi
- Sioux City State Prairie Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Dakota Bend Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
- First Bride's Grave: 9.6 mi
- First Bride's Grave: 9.6 mi
- Sergeant Floyd Monument: 9.6 mi
- Queen Of Peace: 9.8 mi
- Shrine to the Holy Family: 9.8 mi
Museums: 14
- Jolly Time Koated Kernels: 9.5 mi
- Sergeant Bluff City Hall: 10.4 mi
- Mid America Air Museum: 10.6 mi
- Sioux City Public Museum: 10.8 mi
- Sioux City Art Center: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Old Town: 6.6 mi
- Train: 6.6 mi
- Fighter jets: 20.7 mi
- Kiddie Barn: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Lucky Valley: 14.8 mi
- Peiro: 15.6 mi
- Stevens: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- This Is Sioux CIty: 10.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dale Street Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sergeant Bluff: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Dakota Point: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dodds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Point | WNW 288° | 394 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 11 mi
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