Kinsman Monument
Kinsman Monument is a historic site in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 362 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
park in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Wikidata Q31817228, matched on coordinates and name (54 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 362 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 0.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 0.3 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 0.8 mi
- Public Safety First Responders Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Golden Spike Monument: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Sternhill Park: 0.3 mi
- Prospect Park: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Park: 0.5 mi
- Broadway Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Big Rock: 0.9 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 0.9 mi
- Weeping Family: 0.9 mi
- Roberts Park Entrance Sign: 1.6 mi
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 1.8 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 1.0 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 2.6 mi
- Ship Propellers: 2.6 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 2.6 mi
- Ship Guns: 2.6 mi
- Cook Park: 1.1 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 2.3 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 4.4 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 1.0 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- USS Hazard: 2.7 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 3.9 mi
- Durham Museum: 4.3 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 0.9 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 4.2 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Polina Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Canopies: 4.4 mi
- Margaritaville: 8.6 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Devil's Slide: 8.7 mi
- Queen Hill: 23.4 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.7 mi
- De Soto: 19.1 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 10.8 mi
- Boocker point: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kinsman Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 289° | 361.12 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354358762
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 1 mi
- Omaha · 8 mi
- Bellevue · 9 mi
- Papillion · 13 mi
- Missouri Valley · 20 mi
- Gretna · 22 mi
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