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Eternal Flame

Eternal Flame from directly overhead

Eternal Flame is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Children's Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2009

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93891, -93.86066

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites: 55
Gardens: 28
Attractions: 23
  • Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 9.0 mi
  • Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 9.0 mi
  • Elwood the Gnome: 12.4 mi
  • "Twister Hill": 16.5 mi
  • Pole Position Raceway: 18.5 mi
Museums: 21
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Mound: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hertz Family Falls: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eternal Flame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MoundNNW 333°362.7 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4120:1320:55
September equinox07:0418:3819:14
December solstice07:4116:0316:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202538506271747265533826
Precip in0.71.02.03.95.04.94.54.83.52.61.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 8 WSW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8952522924

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