Ghost town · Iowa
Lucky Valley
Lucky Valley is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Granger Hill stands 412 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Schroeder Memorial Park, a park 3.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Woodbury County, Iowa
How to reach it
Coordinates42.38499, -95.93835
- 10.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Outlaw Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Lucia · 29 mi
- Gobbler Point · 29 mi
- Kestrel Point · 29 mi
- Bobsled Run · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lee Schroeder Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- O'Neill Park: 3.7 mi
- Forsling Park: 3.8 mi
- Stahl Park: 4.0 mi
- Little Sioux Park: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Curtin Timber: 5.3 mi
- Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Unit 2: 8.8 mi
- Shagbark Hills: 9.2 mi
- Unit 3: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 10.7 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Benches: 22.6 mi
- First Bride's Grave: 22.9 mi
- First Bride's Grave: 22.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Smithland Town Museum: 10.9 mi
- Hornick Depot: 13.5 mi
- Sergeant Bluff City Hall: 21.5 mi
- Mid America Air Museum: 22.3 mi
- Jolly Time Koated Kernels: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Train: 9.4 mi
- Old Town: 9.4 mi
- Fighter jets: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 3
- Battle Hill: 18.4 mi
- Durr Hill: 21.6 mi
- Granger Hill: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 21.2 mi
- Dale Street Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural: 22.7 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sergeant Bluff: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lucky Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Hill | S 173° | 412 m | 23.8 mi |
| Durr Hill | S 188° | 391 m | 21.6 mi |
| Battle Hill | ESE 102° | 388 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:09 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mapleton No.2, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 25 mi
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