Golden Spike Monument
Golden Spike Monument is a park in Pottawattamie, Iowa. Golden Spike Monument is situated nearby to the suburb East Omaha, as well as near the town Carter Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Council Bluffs Transfer Depot and Grenville M. Dodge House.
Council Bluffs Transfer Depot
Monument
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Council Bluffs Transfer Depot is a former train station in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The depot had a grand hotel as it was the terminus for the First transcontinental railroad that headed west from the depot.
Grenville M. Dodge House
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Grenville M. Dodge House is a historic house museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. This Second Empire mansion, built in 1869, was the home of Grenville M.
USS Hazard
Museum
Photo: Oldfarm, Public domain.
USS Hazard is an Admirable-class minesweeper that served in the United States Navy during World War II. USS Hazard is situated 2 miles northwest of Golden Spike Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Council Bluffs and Carter Lake.
Council Bluffs
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Council Bluffs is a city in Southwest Iowa, just across the Missouri River from Omaha. It is known for its casinos and ties to the transcontinental railroad. It is sometimes called "Iowa's Leading Edge."…
Carter Lake
Town
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Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. Carter Lake is situated 3 miles northwest of Golden Spike Monument.
Omaha
Photo: JonClee86, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Omaha is the largest city in the US state of Nebraska, with about 486,000 residents in 2020. Tourist attractions in Omaha include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences.
Golden Spike Monument
- Type: Park
- Location: Pottawattamie, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.25278° or 41° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
-95.87585° or 95° 52′ 33″ westElevation
981 feet (299 metres)Open location code
86H6743F+4MGeoNames ID
4858551
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