Dunham Barn
Dunham Barn is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Granger Hill stands 412 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Peoples' Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
Built in 1870, this barn is built of bricks that were fired in a kiln just northwest of the barn.
What the record says
- Built
- 1870
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
99 named places within 25 miles
- Peoples' Park: 1.4 mi
- Pleasant View Park: 1.9 mi
- Schaben Park: 5.0 mi
- Nelson Park: 5.1 mi
- Heistand Park: 9.8 mi
- Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area: 5.9 mi
- Rosenow Timber Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Manteno County Park: 8.0 mi
- Six Bee Tree Nature Area: 8.4 mi
- County Farm Park: 11.0 mi
- Dougal House: 1.4 mi
- McClean Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Booster Buck: 1.4 mi
- Merry Brook Schoolhouse & Harrison County Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Woodbine Grain Elevator: 10.2 mi
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 12.2 mi
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 12.2 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 20.2 mi
- Shelby County Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Cen + Ten Museum: 21.9 mi
- Granger Hill: 18.0 mi
- Durr Hill: 24.0 mi
- Grotto: 14.4 mi
- Juniper Falls: 19.9 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 23.3 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunham Barn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Hill | NW 312° | 412 m | 18.0 mi |
| Durr Hill | NW 307° | 391 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castana EXP Farm, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8497789434
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- Missouri Valley · 26 mi
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