Ghost town · Iowa
Mount Pisgah
Mount Pisgah is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. The nearest named place is Talmage Hill Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 68 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Iowa, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates41.03860, -94.11300
- 68.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
110 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 55
- Talmage Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- Thayer Lake County Park: 2.7 mi
- Afton Town Square: 4.4 mi
- Garfield Park: 5.1 mi
- Paul & Becky Kelley Family Natural Wilderness Area: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Talmage Hill Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- IHAP Union 2: 2.0 mi
- IHAP Union 3: 2.4 mi
- Groesbeck County Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- IHAP Union 1: 5.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Home of Emeline Cornwall: 13.7 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 13.7 mi
- Old Telephone Factory: 13.7 mi
- Hazel Glen Rural School: 13.8 mi
- McKinley Historical Complex: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Historic United States Post Office: 13.1 mi
- Union County Freedom Rock: 13.9 mi
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 14.0 mi
- Osceola Statue: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa: 16.6 mi
- Clark Memorial Tower: 20.2 mi
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 16.6 mi
- Osceola Alternate Parking Area - Southbound: 16.6 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Wayne: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Fisk: 24.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:08 | 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 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaconsfield 3N, 13 mi away.
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