Ghost town · Iowa
Hughes
Hughes is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. The nearest named place is Fallen Rock Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 106 miles off.
abandoned American town in Iowa
How to reach it
Coordinates42.39750, -93.13770
- 106.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fallen Rock Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
- Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Fallen Rock State Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Hardin City River Access: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Eldora City Park: 3.3 mi
- Gunderson Nature Park: 3.4 mi
- Steamboat Rock City Park: 3.4 mi
- Twister Park: 3.5 mi
- Deer Park: 3.7 mi
Museums: 12
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 2.6 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 3.7 mi
- Union Depot: 10.5 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.6 mi
- Erickson Park Monument: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Eldora Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Arboretum: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 3.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Secor: 6.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 3 mi away.
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