Ghost town · Iowa
Hinkletown
Hinkletown is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Sand Hill stands 244 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is English River Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off.
former town in Keokuk County, Iowa
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51111, -91.96944
- 30.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 45.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Environment Center: 5.8 mi
- South English City Park: 7.3 mi
- Bidwell-Slockett Park: 7.5 mi
- South Park: 7.6 mi
- Williamsburg Town Square: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- English River Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Lantz Wildlife Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Coffman Wood Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Foster Woods Park: 7.4 mi
- Pilot Grove State Preserve: 10.2 mi
Museums: 19
- English Valley History Center: 5.6 mi
- Homestead Blacksmith Shop: 17.9 mi
- Amana Community Church Museum: 18.0 mi
- South Amana Barn Museum: 18.4 mi
- Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 11
- Hayden Fry: 24.0 mi
- To Dorothy: 24.0 mi
- A Thousand Acres: 24.1 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 24.1 mi
- Made of Money: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 20.3 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 24.3 mi
- Herky: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Colony Acres: 24.5 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 24.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Hill: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hinkletown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NE 48° | 244 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
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 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 1E, 11 mi away.
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