Ghost town · Iowa

Conover

Conover from directly overhead

Conover is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Calmar Lions Park, a park 2.6 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

human settlement in Iowa, United States of America

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Coordinates43.21600, -91.89700

13.6 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
18.9 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Bench · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Calmar Lions Park: 2.6 mi
Riverside Park: 2.7 mi
Lake Meyer County Park: 2.9 mi
Calmar Pool Park: 2.9 mi
Fort Atkinson City Park: 4.7 mi

Nature reserves

Ludwig Reserve: 4.2 mi
Highway 52 Surplus: 7.3 mi
Phelps Park: 7.6 mi
Chipera Prairie: 8.1 mi
Chattahoochie County Park: 8.1 mi

Museums16

Bily Clocks Museum: 2.9 mi
Porter House Museum: 8.0 mi
Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 8.1 mi
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 8.1 mi
German American Museum, Library and Family History Center: 10.4 mi

Historic sites9

Martin Luther at Worms: 8.0 mi
Pioneer Memorial: 8.0 mi
Luther Bell: 8.1 mi
3-D Life Tree: 8.1 mi
Meridian II: 8.1 mi

Attractions3

Niagara Cave: 22.1 mi
Niagara Cave: 22.1 mi
Monster Bash Inc: 24.2 mi

Springs2

Malanaphy Springs: 10.1 mi
Cold Water Spring: 15.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Elliota: 19.8 mi
Donnan: 22.1 mi

Cliffs1

Pulpit Rock: 7.4 mi

Peaks1

Steamboat Rock: 13.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Steamboat Rock	NW 309°	350 m	13.7 mi

Conditions

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:42	19:20
June solstice	05:28	20:08	20:52
September equinox	06:56	18:29	19:07
December solstice	07:37	15:49	16:36

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	49	61	70	74	72	64	52	38	25
Precip in	1.0	1.1	2.1	3.9	4.9	6.1	4.4	4.4	3.6	2.7	2.0	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, 8 mi away.

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