Attraction · Iowa
Historic United States Post Office
Historic United States Post Office is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. The nearest named place is Rainbow Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 66 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
historic building in Creston, Iowa, United States
Wikidata Q23303006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.05947, -94.36301
- 65.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
90 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 44
- Rainbow Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Ballfield: 0.7 mi
- Taylor Park: 1.0 mi
- McKinley Park: 1.2 mi
- Green Valley State Park: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- IHAP Union 1: 6.9 mi
Museums: 10
- McKinley Historical Complex: 1.2 mi
- Kline Museum: 13.2 mi
- Diagonal Printing Museum: 17.5 mi
- Adair County Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Iowa Aviation Museum: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fisk: 13.0 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 13.1 mi
- Queen City: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Union County Freedom Rock: 1.3 mi
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Adams County Freedom Rock: 19.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston 2 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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