Ghost town · Iowa
Herring
Herring is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Maples, a park 4.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
ghost town in Iowa, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23190, -95.16420
- 10.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
98 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 46
- The Maples: 4.8 mi
- Black Hawk State Park Campground: 8.5 mi
- Hoffman Park: 11.5 mi
- Vail Park: 11.8 mi
- Arcadia Ball Field: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Sac County Waterfowl Production Area: 7.2 mi
- Schrader Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Black Hawk Lake: 8.5 mi
- Newcom Dale Riggleman Natural Resource Area: 8.7 mi
- Tomahawk Marsh Waterfowl Production Area: 10.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Odebolt Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Lake View Museum: 7.7 mi
- Lake View Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Sac County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Moorehead Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Chief Black Hawk Statue: 8.2 mi
- War Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Bald Eagle Nest: 7.2 mi
- World's Largest Popcorn Ball: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 2
- Mount Moses: 17.9 mi
- Battle Hill: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Memorial Statue: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moses | SE 124° | 409 m | 17.9 mi |
| Battle Hill | WNW 287° | 388 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denison, 16 mi away.
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