Herky
Herky is a monument in City of Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa. Herky is situated nearby to University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, as well as near Old Capitol Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University of Iowa Museum of Natural History and Iowa Old Capitol Building.
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The museum was founded in 1858 by instruction of the Iowa General Assembly as the Cabinet of Natural History.
Iowa Old Capitol Building
Museum
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The Iowa Old Capitol Building is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was once the main government building for the state of Iowa, and it now stands as the most prominent landmark at the center of the University of Iowa's campus. Iowa Old Capitol Building is situated 390 feet south of Herky.
Pentacrest
Historic site
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The Pentacrest is the Old Capitol and a collection of four buildings on the campus of the University of Iowa that surround the Old Capitol — Jessup Hall, Macbride Hall, MacLean Hall, and Schaeffer Hall — on a four-block-sized parcel of land in Iowa City, Iowa. Pentacrest is situated 380 feet south of Herky.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iowa City and University Heights.
Iowa City
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Hip and urban, Iowa City is a prominent college town primarily known as the home of the University of Iowa. Along with its adjacent suburb of Coralville, just to the west.
University Heights
Village
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University Heights is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,228 at the time of the 2020 census.
Coralville
Town
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Coralville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,318 at the 2020 census. Coralville is situated 2½ miles west of Herky.
Herky
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.66237° or 41° 39′ 45″ northLongitude
-91.53617° or 91° 32′ 10″ westOpen location code
86HCMF67+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6854494705OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Capitol Museum and Congregational United Church of Christ.
Nearby Places
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