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George M Verity Riverboat Museum

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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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gittings MoundNE 45°230 m24.3 mi
Bryan HillNW 310°202 m16.2 mi
Mount MoriahN 11°195 m5.4 mi
College HillSSW 204°184 m19.6 mi
Jollyville HillNNE 20°161 m21.8 mi

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 5
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

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