Ghost town · Iowa
Fisk
Fisk is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. The nearest named place is Hoskins Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 56 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates41.20110, -94.52810
- 55.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 40
- Lake Orient Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- ABC City Park: 5.7 mi
- Morman Trail County Park: 6.0 mi
- Nodaway Park: 6.2 mi
- Lake Greenfield Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Hoskins Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Ethel Woodside Prairie: 4.3 mi
- E. Rex Sullivan Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Ken Sidey Nature Area: 6.1 mi
- Land Between Two Lakes: 6.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Adair County Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Iowa Aviation Museum: 9.7 mi
- McKinley Historical Complex: 12.8 mi
- Kline Museum: 13.0 mi
- Johnny Carson Birthplace Society: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Historic United States Post Office: 13.0 mi
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 13.2 mi
- Union County Freedom Rock: 13.2 mi
- Jesse James Historical Park: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Queen City: 16.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Adams County Freedom Rock: 18.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield, 8 mi away.
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