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About Steamboat Rock, IA

Steamboat Rock is a small farming town of about 300 people in north-central Iowa's Hardin County. Highway 175 runs east-west through town, connecting to Eldora and Interstate 35, while Highway 57 heads north to Iowa Falls (15 miles) and south toward Marshalltown. Most visitors come from Iowa Falls, which has the nearest airport and services. The town gets its name from a limestone outcrop along the South Fork Iowa River that early settlers thought looked like a steamboat.

Where is Steamboat Rock, IA on the map?

Steamboat Rock, IA is in United States, at 42.408, -93.066 - about 32 km north-east of Hubbard, IA.

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The closest airport to Steamboat Rock, IA is Waterloo Regional Airport, 74 km (about 1 h 5 min by car).

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