Carter Lake

#6872 among destinations in the United States

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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. It is separated from the rest of Iowa by the Missouri River, effectively making it an exclave. The population was 3,791 at the 2020 census. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.8 thous.Area: 2.02 mi²Coordinates: 41°16'51"N, 95°54'53"W

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Carter Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Film Streams, Freedom Park.

1.3 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha
34 min walk • Charles Schwab Field Omaha is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,000, with the ability to expand to 35,000 spectators.
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Omaha
30 min walk • The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is a 3,000-foot footbridge across the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. It opened on September 28, 2008.
1.4 miSW
Nightlife, Cinema
Film Streams, Omaha
37 min walk • Film Streams is a nonprofit arts organization in Omaha, Nebraska that oversees two cinemas: the Ruth Sokolof Theater, in North Downtown Omaha, and the historic Dundee Theater, Omaha's longest surviving neighborhood cinema. It receives funding from corporate and individual donors, members, and the government.
0.8 miE
Museum, Military museum
Freedom Park, Omaha
20 min walk • Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Carter Lake, Omaha
30 min walk • Carter Lake is a shallow oxbow lake in Nebraska and Iowa, located next to Omaha and Carter Lake in the United States. Soon after its formation the lake was called the East Omaha Lake, and then Lake Nakoma.
1.4 miSW
Nightlife, Music and shows, Bars and clubs
Slowdown, Omaha
37 min walk • Slowdown is an entertainment venue located in the NoDo neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. A combination of a live music venue, shops, restaurants, and apartments, the venue was developed by Saddle Creek Records as a direct competitor to the Sokol Auditorium in Little Bohemia.
0.8 miSE
Ship
USS Marlin, Omaha
20 min walk • USS Marlin, originally USS T-2, was a T-1-class training submarine in commission from 1953 to 1973. She was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the marlin, a large game fish.
1.2 miW
Prairie school architecture
Strehlow Terrace, Omaha
31 min walk • Strehlow Terrace, also called the Terrace Garden Apartment Complex and Ernie Chambers Court, is located at 2024 and 2107 North Sixteenth Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska.
1.1 miSW
Tower
RiverFront Place Condos, Omaha
28 min walk • RiverFront Place Condos is a new condo development located along the riverfront in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It consists of two condo towers anchored by two rows of town homes. Tower one, completed in 2006, is 12 stories tall and holds 36 units. Tower two began construction in 2009 and is 15 stories tall.
1.2 miE
Bridge
Illinois Central Missouri River Bridge, Omaha
32 min walk • The Illinois Central Missouri River Bridge, also known as the IC Bridge or the East Omaha Bridge, is a rail through truss double swing bridge across the Missouri River connecting Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska. It is owned by the Canadian National Railway and is closed to all traffic.
1.2 miSW
41°16'11"N • 95°56'0"W
Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha
32 min walk • Museum, Art gallery