Ghost town · Iowa
Queen City
Queen City is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. The nearest named place is Hoskinson Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 62 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles.
city in Iowa, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates41.00420, -94.70280
- 61.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 35
- Central Park: 1.9 mi
- Adams County Freedom Rock Park: 1.9 mi
- Grove Park: 2.0 mi
- Spring Lake Park: 2.3 mi
- Lake Icaria County Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Hoskinson Wildlife Area: 0.9 mi
- Ethel Woodside Prairie: 12.7 mi
- E. Rex Sullivan Wildlife Area: 12.8 mi
- Kent Right Of Way: 13.8 mi
- Nodaway Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
Museums: 10
- Johnny Carson Birthplace Society: 1.8 mi
- Kline Museum: 5.0 mi
- Villisca Axe Murder House: 15.0 mi
- Olson/Linn Museum: 15.1 mi
- McKinley Historical Complex: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 17.0 mi
- Union County Freedom Rock: 17.0 mi
- Historic United States Post Office: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Adams County Freedom Rock: 2.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Fisk: 16.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corning, 3 mi away.
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