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About Riverside, IA

Riverside is a small Iowa farming town that's gained fame as the future birthplace of Star Trek's Captain Kirk. Located in Washington County along Highway 22, it's about 20 minutes west of Iowa City via a scenic drive through corn and soybean country. The town sits in the English River valley with gently rolling hills typical of southeastern Iowa. A monument downtown marks the exact spot where Captain James T. Kirk will supposedly be born in 2228.

Where is Riverside, IA on the map?

Riverside, IA is in United States, at 41.489, -91.557 - about 21 km south of University Heights, IA.

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The closest airport to Riverside, IA is The Eastern Iowa Airport, 54 km (about 46 min by car).

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