Ghost town · Iowa
York
York is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgewood City Park, a park 2.2 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former community in Delaware County, Iowa, US
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63444, -91.44333
- 9.6 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 56
- Bixby State Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Mossy Glen State Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Stone's Plantation: 6.6 mi
- Cow Branch Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Fountain Springs Creek Park: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Edgewood City Park: 2.2 mi
- Campbell Park: 5.5 mi
- Joy Springs Park: 8.4 mi
- Mederville Canoe Access: 9.0 mi
- Seibert Park: 9.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 5.2 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 5.8 mi
- Ecology Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Plagmans Barn Museum: 12.6 mi
- Carter House Museum: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 7
- Wolf Hill: 5.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 11.9 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 12.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 16.1 mi
- Corn Hill: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 6.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 18.9 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Littleport: 9.1 mi
- Elkport: 11.3 mi
- Hartwick: 15.9 mi
- Doris: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 12.2 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 14.9 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 20.4 mi
- Field of Dreams: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Richmond Spring: 5.8 mi
- Big Spring: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- World's Largest Strawberry: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of York. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | NW 309° | 364 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 301° | 360 m | 16.1 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | N 1° | 355 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SW 236° | 339 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 329° | 329 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | E 83° | 281 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | E 88° | 241 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 10 mi away.
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