Chief Taimah Memorial Site
Chief Taimah Memorial Site is a historic site in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgewater Beach Access, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 207 m
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 102.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.6 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mosquito Park: 4.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.3 mi
- North Hill Park: 4.3 mi
- Nancy Neafie Park: 4.6 mi
- Saunderson Park: 4.6 mi
- Edgewater Beach Access: 1.8 mi
- Hoover Nature Trail Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Tama Beach Access: 1.8 mi
- North Gorge: 1.9 mi
- Tama Beach Access: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Center Museum: 4.4 mi
- Garrett-Phelps House Museum: 4.4 mi
- Apple Trees Museum: 5.5 mi
- Hawkeye Log Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Zion School Museum: 7.8 mi
- Snake Alley: 4.5 mi
- Fire Bell: 4.6 mi
- CB&Q Steam Engine 3003: 4.8 mi
- Lincoln Rock: 16.9 mi
- Old Fort Madison: 20.6 mi
- Des Moines County Fair: 6.1 mi
- Sante Fe Locomotive: 20.5 mi
- Sante Fe Caboose: 20.6 mi
- CB&Q Depot: 20.6 mi
- ATSF Depot: 20.6 mi
- Art Display: 6.0 mi
- Art Gallery: 6.0 mi
- Old Canon: 23.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Verne "Bud" Barnes Shelter: 24.5 mi
- Nellie Long Shelter: 24.5 mi
- Jollyville Hill: 15.1 mi
- Gittings Mound: 16.6 mi
- Bald Bluff: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Taimah Memorial Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | S 173° | 230 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jollyville Hill | SSW 210° | 161 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladstone DAM 18, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354378229
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