Sergeant Floyd Monument
Sergeant Floyd Monument is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is First Bride's Grave, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Sergeant Floyd Monument is a monument on the Missouri River at Floyd's Bluff in Sioux City, Iowa, US. The monument honors Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died on the upstream voyage in 1804 and was buried here. The monument is the first designated National Historic Landmark of the United States.
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Wikidata Q7453387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1901
How to reach it
- On the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 1.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 1.8 mi off the Outlaw Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Lucia · 7 mi
- Gobbler Point · 7 mi
- Kestrel Point · 7 mi
- Bobsled Run · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Ravine Park: 0.6 mi
- Siouxland Freedom Park: 0.9 mi
- Prairie Park: 1.1 mi
- Lewis Park: 1.1 mi
- Macomb Park: 1.2 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 0.8 mi
- Wimson Park: 3.1 mi
- Baker Park: 4.2 mi
- Sioux City State Prairie Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Dakota Bend Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- First Bride's Grave: 0.3 mi
- First Bride's Grave: 0.3 mi
- Siouxland Freedom Park: 0.9 mi
- Flight 232 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Combination Bridge Pillar: 2.6 mi
- Sioux City Art Center: 2.5 mi
- Sioux City Public Museum: 2.6 mi
- Betty Strong Encounter Center: 2.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 2.7 mi
- LaunchPAD Children's Museum: 2.8 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 2.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 4.0 mi
- Towers of Time: 19.2 mi
- Harp: 21.8 mi
- Stevens: 7.6 mi
- Dodds: 9.6 mi
- Peiro: 22.3 mi
- Lucky Valley: 23.1 mi
- Dakota Point: 7.9 mi
- Lookout Hill: 19.4 mi
- Cottonwood Hill: 24.9 mi
- Old Town: 16.2 mi
- Train: 16.2 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 24.9 mi
- Dale Street Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 11.2 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sergeant Floyd Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | W 272° | 468 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lookout Hill | WNW 299° | 411 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dakota Point | NW 323° | 394 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:24 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000340OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Sergeant Floyd Monument, reference 66000340, listed 10/15/66.
OpenStreetMap element node/354329121
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 3 mi
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