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Secor

Secor from directly overhead

Secor is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. The nearest named place is Charles F. Long Memorial Woods, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 105 miles off.

ghost town in Iowa, United States

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Coordinates42.31110, -93.07190
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lepeley County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Twister Park: 3.5 mi
  • David Bates Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Eldora City Park: 3.5 mi
  • Deer Park: 3.6 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 5
  • Eldora Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 16.8 mi
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
  • Erickson Park Monument: 23.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:53
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3915:5816:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969737063503523
Precip in1.11.22.14.05.25.94.14.53.62.81.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 4 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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