Ghost town · Iowa
Peiro
Peiro is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Iowa
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32499, -95.98224
- 5.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 23.7 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
- Fowler Forest Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Lee Schroeder Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Southwood Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
- O'Neill Park: 7.3 mi
- Smithland Park: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- Unit 2: 5.1 mi
- Unit 3: 5.5 mi
- Curtin Timber: 5.6 mi
- Unit 4: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 6.8 mi
- First Bride's Grave: 22.1 mi
- Sergeant Floyd Monument: 22.3 mi
- Siouxland Freedom Park: 23.1 mi
Museums: 12
- Smithland Town Museum: 7.2 mi
- Hornick Depot: 8.9 mi
- Sergeant Bluff City Hall: 20.0 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Train: 11.8 mi
- Old Town: 11.9 mi
- Fighter jets: 14.3 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 20.8 mi
- West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 4
- Durr Hill: 17.3 mi
- Granger Hill: 20.2 mi
- Battle Hill: 20.3 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Lucky Valley: 4.7 mi
- Dodds: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 18.2 mi
- Dale Street Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- Tree Shelter: 21.6 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sergeant Bluff: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peiro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | SW 224° | 426 m | 23.4 mi |
| Granger Hill | SSE 165° | 412 m | 20.2 mi |
| Durr Hill | S 182° | 391 m | 17.3 mi |
| Battle Hill | E 89° | 388 m | 20.3 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 | 16:10 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 25 mi
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