Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Cedar Natural Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 38.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.0 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Cedar Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- J. Harold Ennis Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Palisades-Kepler State Park: 2.9 mi
- Nature Park: 3.5 mi
- Bryant Park: 3.5 mi
- Palisades-Dows Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Ciha Fen Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Strub Prairie: 5.6 mi
- Hoover Trail Greenway: 5.7 mi
- Mink Run Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum: 3.5 mi
- Abbe Creek School Museum: 4.1 mi
- African American Museum Of Iowa: 11.7 mi
- National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: 11.7 mi
- Brucemore: 11.8 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 5.5 mi
- Colony Acres: 12.6 mi
- The 5th Realm: 13.0 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 13.6 mi
- Staples House: 15.8 mi
- The Coe "Victory" Bell: 12.5 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 12.6 mi
- Sister Frances Warde: 12.7 mi
- Sister Catherine McAuley: 12.7 mi
- Westside Rising: 13.4 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 12.3 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 15.8 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 15.8 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 11.0 mi
- Perkl: 12.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.2 mi
- The Hogback: 23.0 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Andreas garden: 12.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 16.1 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 22.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 10.2 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 10.6 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 10.8 mi
- Midway: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ivanhoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | WNW 299° | 289 m | 11.0 mi |
| Perkl | SSW 208° | 257 m | 12.5 mi |
| The Hogback | NW 309° | 251 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | SW 223° | 244 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids #1, 13 mi away.
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