Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker
Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 390 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pfister Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Outlaw Trail runs past it. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 390 m
How to reach it
- On the Outlaw Trail
- 14.3 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bobsled Run · 22 mi
- Kestrel Point · 22 mi
- Gobbler Point · 22 mi
- Mount Lucia · 22 mi
95 named places within 25 miles
- Pfister Park: 0.2 mi
- Mulberry Bend State Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Mulberry Bend Overlook: 5.9 mi
- Danish Alp State Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Ty Park: 8.3 mi
- Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Elk Point Bend State Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Wiseman State Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 3.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 3.3 mi
- Volcano Hill: 3.4 mi
- Boy Scout Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wynot Area Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Dick and Gertrude Havelaar: 19.3 mi
- Cedar County Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker: 20.3 mi
- Gayville Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Austin-Whittemore House Museum: 9.3 mi
- National Music Museum: 9.4 mi
- Union County Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- W. H. Over Museum: 10.0 mi
- Dixon County Museum: 16.4 mi
- HyVee Garden: 9.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | S 179° | 468 m | 12.4 mi |
| Boy Scout Hill | ENE 70° | 430 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | NNE 19° | 429 m | 2.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | ENE 61° | 426 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lookout Hill | ESE 114° | 411 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNE 27° | 395 m | 3.3 mi |
| Dakota Point | ESE 108° | 394 m | 21.4 mi |
| Spirit Mound | NNW 344° | 390 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:12 | 16:58 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vermillion 2 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357789266
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 26 mi
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