Ghost town · Iowa
Buxton Historic Townsite
Buxton Historic Townsite is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. The nearest named place is Miami Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Historic Hills Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.15833, -92.82111
- 13.6 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
- 82.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 56.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Miami Area: 2.6 mi
- Monroe County Wildlife Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Bluff Creek Off Highway Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Bluffs Natural Area: 6.8 mi
- Eveland Access: 6.9 mi
Parks
- Albia City Park: 8.5 mi
- Albia Square: 9.1 mi
- Benton Park: 9.2 mi
- Edmundson Park: 12.2 mi
- Keating Jaycee Park: 12.6 mi
Museums: 15
- Monroe County Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum: 15.9 mi
- Rolscreen Museum: 17.3 mi
- Airpower Museum: 17.4 mi
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 9.2 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 12.4 mi
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 13.2 mi
- Curtis King: 16.2 mi
- Gone West Memorial: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 3
- Vermeer Windmill: 17.8 mi
- Klokkenspel: 17.8 mi
- M113: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W: 14.4 mi
- Ottumwa: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Central College Garden: 17.6 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 19.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albia 3 NNE, 7 mi away.
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