Ghost town · Iowa
Donnan
Donnan is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwood Nature Center, a park 2.2 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Fayette County, Iowa
What the record says
- Founded
- 1878
How to reach it
Coordinates42.89611, -91.87806
- 3.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Hauth Park: 4.5 mi
- Twin Bridges County Park: 5.4 mi
- Clark Park: 5.8 mi
- Courthouse Square: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 43
- Volga River State Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Echo Valley State Park: 6.3 mi
- Glovers Creek Fish & Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
- Volga River Access: 6.5 mi
- Kauten-Mihall Fen: 8.9 mi
Museums: 11
Peaks: 4
- Corn Hill: 9.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 12.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 17.8 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Richardson-Jakway House: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- World's Largest Strawberry: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Richmond Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Donnan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | SE 131° | 364 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | SE 140° | 360 m | 12.8 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | ESE 104° | 355 m | 22.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 116° | 329 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:07 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayette, 3 mi away.
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