Great Plains Wing Museum
Great Plains Wing Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 378 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley View Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 378 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 2.8 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley View Park: 2.6 mi
- First Responders Park: 3.6 mi
- ISD Entrance Park: 3.8 mi
- Iowa West Foundation Trailhead Park: 3.9 mi
- Kimball Park: 4.1 mi
- Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque: 3.6 mi
- Mormon Battalion Marker: 3.7 mi
- Grand Encampment Marker: 3.7 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 4.5 mi
- Public Safety First Responders Plaza: 4.6 mi
- Weeping Family: 4.6 mi
- Big Rock: 4.6 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 4.6 mi
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 4.7 mi
- Golden Spike: 5.8 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 4.6 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 7.3 mi
- Ship Propellers: 7.3 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 7.3 mi
- USS Marlin: 7.3 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 3.5 mi
- Cook Park: 3.6 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Longs Landing County Park: 6.6 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- USS Hazard: 7.4 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 8.4 mi
- Durham Museum: 8.6 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 3.8 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 8.4 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.8 mi
- Margaritaville: 5.3 mi
- Canopies: 8.8 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 12.7 mi
- Queen Hill: 22.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Boocker point: 20.6 mi
- King Hill: 24.5 mi
- De Soto: 22.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Plains Wing Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 287° | 361.12 m | 20.6 mi |
| King Hill | S 188° | 359 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:13 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089630
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 5 mi
- Bellevue · 11 mi
- Omaha · 12 mi
- Papillion · 16 mi
- Missouri Valley · 22 mi
- Gretna · 26 mi
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