Historic site · Iowa
Clark Memorial Tower
Clark Memorial Tower is a historic site in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 320 m. The nearest named place is Middle River Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 49 miles off.
The story
Iowa tower of limestone built in 1926
Wikidata Q5127400, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 8 m
- Elevation
- 320 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.31995, -94.00413
- 49.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Middle River Park: 0.2 mi
- Winterset City Park: 0.4 mi
- George Washinton Carver Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Monumental Park: 1.1 mi
- Whistle Stop Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 42
- Guye Woods: 6.8 mi
- Clanton Creek Recreation Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
- Goeldner Woods County Park: 10.1 mi
- Badger Creek State Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Lorimor Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 24
- John Wayne: 1.0 mi
- Heartbeat Of The heartland: 21.1 mi
- Heartbeat of the Heartland: 21.1 mi
- Red: 21.1 mi
- Columnar: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Osceola Statue: 23.2 mi
- Flynn Home: 23.8 mi
- Flynn Barn: 23.9 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 23.9 mi
- Cabinet Maker: 23.9 mi
Museums: 11
- John Wayne Birth House: 1.0 mi
- John Wayne Birthplace Museum: 1.0 mi
- Iowa Quilt Museum: 1.1 mi
- Dexter City Museum: 17.9 mi
- Adel Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout: 20.6 mi
- Whitley Memorial: 21.6 mi
- F-16: 23.5 mi
- P-51: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Faith & Grace Garden: 22.9 mi
- Brenton Arboretum: 23.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.0 mi
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 23.8 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mount Pisgah: 20.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winterset 4N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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