Mormon Battalion Marker
Mormon Battalion Marker is a historic site in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 303 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Encampment Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Wikidata Q31818403, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 303 m
How to reach it
- On the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 2.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Encampment Marker: 0.0 mi
- Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque: 1.0 mi
- Kaplin Monument: 2.2 mi
- Public Safety First Responders Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 2.9 mi
- ISD Entrance Park: 0.1 mi
- Iowa West Foundation Trailhead Park: 0.5 mi
- First Responders Park: 1.0 mi
- Manawa City Park: 1.7 mi
- Valley View Park: 1.9 mi
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 2.2 mi
- Weeping Family: 2.8 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 2.8 mi
- Big Rock: 2.9 mi
- Golden Spike: 3.4 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 2.8 mi
- Model Railroad: 5.2 mi
- Lauritzen Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Lion Training: 5.3 mi
- Hawk's Foundation Lion's Pride & Habitat: 5.3 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 2.3 mi
- Cook Park: 2.7 mi
- Longs Landing County Park: 3.1 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 4.6 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 2.2 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 2.8 mi
- Great Plains Wing Museum: 3.7 mi
- USS Hazard: 5.5 mi
- Durham Museum: 5.9 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 5.6 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Margaritaville: 5.3 mi
- Canopies: 6.3 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Devil's Slide: 12.2 mi
- Queen Hill: 20.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Boocker point: 18.6 mi
- King Hill: 22.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 20.6 mi
- De Soto: 22.6 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mormon Battalion Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 296° | 361.12 m | 18.6 mi |
| King Hill | S 181° | 359 m | 22.0 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 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354358524
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 3 mi
- Bellevue · 8 mi
- Omaha · 10 mi
- Papillion · 13 mi
- Gretna · 23 mi
- Missouri Valley · 23 mi
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