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To Wing

To Wing from directly overhead

To Wing is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is In Transit, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89222, -91.69680

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lincolnway Park: 2.3 mi
  • City Park: 2.9 mi
  • Beverly Park: 3.2 mi
  • Cheyenne Park: 3.3 mi
  • Hoover Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Flaherty Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • Flaherty Park: 3.2 mi
  • Winnebago Park: 5.2 mi
  • Iroquois Park: 5.9 mi
  • Irene Dumpke Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 24
  • The 5th Realm: 9.9 mi
  • Johnson County Freedom Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Colony Acres: 12.3 mi
  • World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 15.6 mi
  • Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Tree of Five Seasons: 6.1 mi
  • Westside Rising: 6.7 mi
  • The Coe "Victory" Bell: 6.9 mi
  • Witch's Basement: 7.9 mi
  • Sister Catherine McAuley: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 7.0 mi
  • Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Trashmore: 5.4 mi
  • Perkl: 13.2 mi
  • Sand Hill: 14.1 mi
  • The Hogback: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Andreas garden: 8.0 mi
  • Cremation Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 2.2 mi
  • I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNE 27°289 m5.4 mi
PerklSSE 152°257 m13.2 mi
The HogbackNNW 337°251 m15.0 mi
Sand HillS 181°244 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0420:46
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3215:5416:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202437496070737163513725
Precip in1.01.22.03.64.25.64.44.13.42.92.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10956450673

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