- Elevation
- 150 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gittings Mound230 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road - Missouri3.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3904, -91.3798
George M Verity Riverboat Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded 150 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is George M. Verity, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.0 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
Geo. M. Verity's large helical sternwheel is propelled by a tandem-compound, surface condensing, reciprocating steam engine. Originally built as S.S. Thorpe, in 1927 by the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works of Dubuque, Iowa.
American historic towboat
Wikidata Q5541992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1927
- Elevation
- 150 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George M Verity Riverboat Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | NE 45° | 230 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bryan Hill | NW 310° | 202 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Moriah | N 11° | 195 m | 5.4 mi |
| College Hill | SSW 204° | 184 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jollyville Hill | NNE 20° | 161 m | 21.8 mi |
- 3.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 98.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 0.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 19.7 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
29 named places within 25 miles
- Keokuk Hamilton Dam Museum: 0.4 mi
- Samuel F Miller House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Rheinberger Museum: 10.6 mi
- Family Living Center: 10.9 mi
- Weld House Museum: 11.0 mi
- George M. Verity: 0.0 mi
- Hugh Lincoln Cooper: 0.0 mi
- Chief Keokukl Monument: 1.5 mi
- Marquette & Jolliet Voyage: 1.8 mi
- Nauvoo Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Mount Moriah: 5.4 mi
- Bryan Hill: 16.2 mi
- College Hill: 19.6 mi
- Jollyville Hill: 21.8 mi
- Gittings Mound: 24.3 mi
- ATSF Depot: 16.9 mi
- Sante Fe Caboose: 16.9 mi
- CB&Q Depot: 16.9 mi
- Sante Fe Locomotive: 16.9 mi
- Canton CB&Q Depot: 19.3 mi
- Riley Creek Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
- National Register of Historic Places — GEO. M. VERITY, reference 89002459, listed 12/20/89.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 89002459
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