AAOSE Site
AAOSE Site is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it.
The Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (AAOSE) is the longest running program for Public Art Commission. Through this art program, artists submit sculptural entries to be displayed in Downtown Ames from May through April the following year.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 136.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- AAOSE Site: 0.0 mi
- AASOE Site: 0.0 mi
- AASOE Site: 0.0 mi
- Riding High: 0.1 mi
- AAOSE Site: 0.1 mi
- Bandshell Park: 0.1 mi
- Tom Evans Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Town Park: 0.3 mi
- Ames Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Duff Park: 0.7 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 0.7 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 1.7 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 1.8 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 2.7 mi
- Munn Woods: 3.1 mi
- Site of First Home in Ames: 0.1 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Ames Circle of Arts: 0.1 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 0.1 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 1.6 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 1.7 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
- Ames History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Farm House Museum: 1.7 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 11.3 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 14.0 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 1.8 mi
- Story City Carousel: 11.3 mi
- Goat Pen: 12.0 mi
- Turkey Pen: 12.0 mi
- Chickens: 12.0 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 8.7 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 9.2 mi
- Pilot Mound: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of AAOSE Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 294° | 362.7 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8639307340
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