Loess Hills, 16 mi from Onawa
The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 landmarks, a park & preserve and an ancient site. Travel 56 mi and you reach Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
Loess Hills
Hills of the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the south.
Orange: Onawa. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
26 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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4Sergeant Floyd Monument
Monument on the Missouri River at Floyd's Bluff in Sioux City, Iowa, USA to honor Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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RailsWest Railroad Museum
Railway station in Council Bluffs, the United States of America.
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Visitors center and museum at the site of a former Mormon settlement in Nebraska.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Onawa → · Onawa’s history →
Photo credits
Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Sergeant Floyd Monument: Bkell, Public domain · Bertrand: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Lauritzen Gardens: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Durham Museum: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · CHI Health Center Omaha: Collinulness, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gene Leahy Mall: JNOJ1423, CC BY 4.0 · Kenefick Park: MONGO, Public domain · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain · Great Plains Black History Museum: Dolph72, Public domain · RailsWest Railroad Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Do Space: KIOS, Public domain · General Crook House: No machine-readable author provided. Dolph72 assumed (based on copyright claims), Public domain · Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: Beneathtimp, CC0 · El Museo Latino: Ammodramus, CC0 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0
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