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Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque

Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque from directly overhead

Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is First Responders Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete_metal
Inscription
Metal and stone plaque commentating the buildings completion in 2018.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23947, -95.82788

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • First Responders Park: 0.0 mi
  • ISD Entrance Park: 1.1 mi
  • Valley View Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rails West Train Park: 1.4 mi
  • Iowa West Foundation Trailhead Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 1.4 mi
  • Weeping Family: 1.8 mi
  • Squirrel Nest: 1.9 mi
  • Big Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Golden Spike: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 53
Nature reserves: 38
  • Vincent Bluff Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 1.4 mi
  • Cook Park: 1.7 mi
  • Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • Longs Landing County Park: 3.8 mi
Museums: 34
Gardens: 18
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paradise Park Beach: 8.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boocker pointWNW 294°361.12 m17.9 mi
King HillS 180°359 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:36
June solstice05:5120:1921:00
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4616:1416:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941536474787668544029
Precip in0.70.91.83.24.74.43.64.63.02.31.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10665828733

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