RailsWest Railroad Museum
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RailsWest Railroad Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 301 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Island Train Depot Sign, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
RailsWest Railroad Museum is a railroad museum operated by the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County at 16th Avenue and South Main Street and illustrates the history of railroads in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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Wikidata Q7284113, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 301 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 0.0 mi
- Weeping Family: 0.8 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 0.8 mi
- Big Rock: 0.9 mi
- Golden Spike: 1.2 mi
- Rails West Train Park: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.4 mi
- Peterson Park: 0.8 mi
- Kirn Park: 0.8 mi
- Bayliss Park: 0.8 mi
- Public Safety First Responders Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 1.0 mi
- Golden Spike Monument: 1.2 mi
- Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque: 1.4 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 1.4 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 0.7 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 3.2 mi
- USS Marlin: 3.2 mi
- Ship Propellers: 3.2 mi
- Ship Guns: 3.2 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Cook Park: 1.6 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Gibson Bend: 3.5 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 0.8 mi
- USS Hazard: 3.3 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 3.9 mi
- Durham Museum: 3.9 mi
- Black Americana Museum: 4.2 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 1.5 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 3.8 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Polina Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Canopies: 4.2 mi
- Margaritaville: 7.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Devil's Slide: 10.0 mi
- Queen Hill: 21.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Boocker point: 16.5 mi
- King Hill: 23.5 mi
- De Soto: 20.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 9.1 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of RailsWest Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 294° | 361.12 m | 16.5 mi |
| King Hill | S 177° | 359 m | 23.5 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 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089629
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 1 mi
- Bellevue · 7 mi
- Omaha · 8 mi
- Papillion · 12 mi
- Gretna · 22 mi
- Missouri Valley · 22 mi
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