- Elevation, modelled
- 301 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Mound362.7 m · 19.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0282, -93.6791
Improbable Balance is a artwork in Iowa, at a modelled 301 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Window on a Blue Garden, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Improbable Balance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 297° | 362.7 m | 19.0 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 139.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Window on a Blue Garden: 0.0 mi
- Into the Maelstrom: 0.2 mi
- Blue Heron with Sunfish: 0.3 mi
- Dance of the Prairie Dawn: 0.3 mi
- Untitled Flower: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Munn Woods: 0.4 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 3.4 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 4.3 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Hutchison Park: 0.5 mi
- Tahira & Labh Hira Park: 0.6 mi
- Christopher Gartner Park: 0.7 mi
- Sunset Ridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Daley Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 0.8 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 0.8 mi
- Emma McCarthy Lee Memorial Park Rock: 0.8 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 0.8 mi
- Teaching Sculpture: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Jischke Children's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Water-Wise Hillside Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 2.4 mi
- Outdoor Living Room: 2.4 mi
Museums: 20
- Farm House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- Ames History Museum: 3.5 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 10.5 mi
- Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 10
- Elwood the Gnome: 2.4 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 11.2 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 11.3 mi
- Story City Carousel: 12.0 mi
- Goat Pen: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Mound: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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