Lewis and Clark Monument Park
Lewis and Clark Monument Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis and Clark Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 0.1 mi
- Kinsman Monument: 2.3 mi
- Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 2.6 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 3.0 mi
- Big Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Narrows River Park: 1.5 mi
- Prospect Park: 1.9 mi
- Kimball Park: 2.0 mi
- Bahnsen Park: 2.1 mi
- Ceres: 1.1 mi
- Roberts Park Entrance Sign: 2.6 mi
- Dance of the Cranes: 2.7 mi
- Big Rock: 3.1 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 3.1 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 2.8 mi
- Ship Propellers: 2.8 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 2.9 mi
- Missles: 2.9 mi
- Old Plane: 2.9 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Cook Park: 3.1 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 3.5 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 4.6 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 5.1 mi
- USS Hazard: 2.9 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 3.2 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 4.0 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 4.4 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 4.8 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 3.0 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 5.1 mi
- Polina Gardens: 5.2 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Canopies: 5.0 mi
- Margaritaville: 10.6 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Devil's Slide: 6.7 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 12.9 mi
- Boocker point: 14.9 mi
- De Soto: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lewis and Clark Monument Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | W 281° | 361.12 m | 14.9 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 | 07:47 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee6 obs
- Canada Goose5 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel5 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee5 obs
- Mallard4 obs
- House Sparrow4 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle4 obs
- pointed-leaved tick-trefoil4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/371293581
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 3 mi
- Omaha · 8 mi
- Bellevue · 11 mi
- Papillion · 14 mi
- Missouri Valley · 18 mi
- Gretna · 23 mi
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