Gibson Bend

Gibson Bend is a nature reserve in Pottawattamie, Iowa. Gibson Bend is situated nearby to the suburb South Omaha, as well as near the neighborhood Golden Spike Mobile Home Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and Lauritzen Gardens.

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

Zoo

Photo: OmahaZoo, Public domain.

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Lauritzen Gardens

Garden

Photo: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lauritzen Gardens are a botanical gardens and arboretum located at 100 Bancroft Street, South Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The gardens originally opened in 1994 as the Omaha Botanical Gardens.

Kenefick Park

Park

Photo: MONGO, Public domain.

Kenefick Park is a public park at 100 Bancroft Street in South Omaha, Nebraska, named for John Kenefick, a former chairman and CEO of Union Pacific Railroad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Omaha and Council Bluffs.

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.

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."…

South Omaha

Suburb

South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During its initial development phase, the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth due to the rapid development of the Union Stockyards.

Gibson Bend

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Pottawattamie, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2224° or 41° 13′ 21″ north

Longitude

-95.9102° or 95° 54′ 37″ west

Open location code

86H663CQ+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1036412906

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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