Steamboat Museum
Steamboat Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Elevation
- 305 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- DeSoto Townsite Historical Marker: 2.9 mi
- De Soto National Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
- Blair Optimist River Park: 3.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Camp Site: August 3-4 1804 Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
- Youth Sports Complex Park: 4.9 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 7.4 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 14.6 mi
- Ceres: 18.1 mi
- Mural: 18.4 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 18.4 mi
- Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 5.5 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 7.4 mi
- South Building: 9.9 mi
- One-room Schoolhouse: 9.9 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 6.1 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 6.9 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 14.0 mi
- KOBS PIONEER CEMETARY: 14.6 mi
- Rand Bar Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Rand Access: 3.3 mi
- California Bend: 3.6 mi
- California Revetment: 4.6 mi
- Fish Lake Wildlife Area: 5.6 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- Washington County Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Frahm House: 6.0 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 6.2 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 6.8 mi
- Electrical Safety: 18.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 18.2 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 19.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 19.7 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Canopies: 20.2 mi
- De Soto: 3.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 12.4 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 14.1 mi
- Boocker point: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steamboat Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | SSW 203° | 361.12 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366492307
Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 7 mi
- Omaha · 20 mi
- Council Bluffs · 21 mi
- Bellevue · 27 mi
- Papillion · 27 mi
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