Murray Hall
Murray Hall is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sioux City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Murray Hall is a rare example of the two-story, “false front” or “boom town” style of the 19th century commercial buildings in the frontier towns of early Iowa. Its gabled roof is masked by a flat parapet to give the look of greater height.
What the record says
- Built
- 1877
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
139 named places within 25 miles
- Little Sioux City Park: 0.1 mi
- Goodman Property: 2.0 mi
- Murray Hill Scenic Overlook: 2.3 mi
- Mondamin City Park: 6.7 mi
- Huff Access County Park: 9.8 mi
- Gleason-Hubel Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- O'Day Wetland Area: 2.0 mi
- Little Sioux Access: 2.1 mi
- Gee-Hruska Wetland Area: 2.1 mi
- Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 6.8 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin: 11.0 mi
- Magnolia Town Pump: 11.2 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 13.2 mi
- State Savings Bank/Harrison Mutual Ins. Association: 16.8 mi
- Burt County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Bryant House: 10.6 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 16.2 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 16.9 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 19.2 mi
- Caboose: 24.5 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 24.6 mi
- Granger Hill: 17.8 mi
- Durr Hill: 18.4 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 23.4 mi
- Tree Shelter: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- De Soto: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Murray Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | NW 323° | 426 m | 23.4 mi |
| Granger Hill | NNE 25° | 412 m | 17.8 mi |
| Durr Hill | N 5° | 391 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sioux 2NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8487259027
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