Sunset Park
Sunset Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rails West Train Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rails West Train Park: 0.4 mi
- Peterson Park: 0.7 mi
- Golden Spike Park: 0.8 mi
- Bayliss Park: 1.0 mi
- Broadway Park: 1.1 mi
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 0.5 mi
- Golden Spike: 0.8 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 1.0 mi
- Weeping Family: 1.0 mi
- Big Rock: 1.0 mi
- Golden Spike Monument: 0.8 mi
- Public Safety First Responders Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 1.1 mi
- Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 1.6 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 0.9 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 2.9 mi
- USS Marlin: 2.9 mi
- Ship Propellers: 2.9 mi
- Ship Guns: 2.9 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 1.8 mi
- Cook Park: 1.9 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Gibson Bend: 3.1 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 0.4 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 0.9 mi
- USS Hazard: 3.0 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 3.5 mi
- Durham Museum: 3.5 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 1.8 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 3.3 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Polina Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Canopies: 3.8 mi
- Margaritaville: 7.9 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 9.8 mi
- Queen Hill: 21.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Boocker point: 16.1 mi
- King Hill: 23.5 mi
- De Soto: 20.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 9.0 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunset Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 295° | 361.12 m | 16.1 mi |
| King Hill | S 176° | 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.
- Monarch15 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee13 obs
- purple crownvetch10 obs
- White-tailed Deer9 obs
- hoary vervain9 obs
- snow-on-the-mountain9 obs
- House Sparrow8 obs
- Japanese Beetle8 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/191656986
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 1 mi
- Bellevue · 7 mi
- Omaha · 7 mi
- Papillion · 11 mi
- Gretna · 21 mi
- Missouri Valley · 22 mi
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