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Sexton

Sexton from directly overhead

Sexton is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. The nearest named place is Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 4.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 124 miles off.

Ghost town in Iowa

How to reach it

Coordinates43.08280, -94.08920

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge: 4.4 mi
  • Saint Benedict Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
  • Bur Oak Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Plum Creek Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
  • Wildwood Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
Parks: 28
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 3
  • MIA-POW Display: 11.2 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 14.5 mi
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Kossuth Lajos: 7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:29
June solstice05:3820:1721:00
September equinox07:0418:3819:16
December solstice07:4515:5916:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152033465969727063503422
Precip in0.91.01.93.44.75.54.14.33.32.41.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Algona, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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