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Sioux City Public Museum

Sioux City Public Museum from directly overhead

Sioux City Public Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sioux City Art Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city ​​in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in Iowa, United States

Dates from 1854.

Wikidata Q489255, matched on coordinates and name (722 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49468, -96.40308

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 21
  • Public Safety Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Sky Art: 0.3 mi
  • Hard Rock Guitar: 0.4 mi
  • Siouxland Veteran Memorial Bridge Plaque: 0.5 mi
  • Flight 232 Memorial: 0.5 mi
Museums: 14
Peaks: 5
Artworks: 4
  • This Is Sioux CIty: 0.3 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.4 mi
  • Towers of Time: 17.1 mi
  • Harp: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Old Town: 17.4 mi
  • Train: 17.4 mi
  • Kiddie Barn: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sioux City Public Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillW 267°468 m23.7 mi
Boy Scout HillWNW 300°430 m23.9 mi
Indian HillWNW 301°426 m24.4 mi
Lookout HillWNW 295°411 m17.3 mi
Dakota PointNW 320°394 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2421:07
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5316:1116:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436485970757264513624
Precip in0.70.91.63.14.54.63.43.93.02.41.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1135878122

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