Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock
Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunny, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This grove planted in honor of our mother, Helen Daley Smithy, generous benefactress and native of Ames, Iowa. From her daughters, Sandy, Linda and Karen 1997
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 140.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunny: 0.0 mi
- Dance of the Prairie Dawn: 0.5 mi
- Blue Heron with Sunfish: 0.6 mi
- Spikey Smooth: 0.6 mi
- Into the Maelstrom: 0.8 mi
- Daley Park: 0.0 mi
- Sunset Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Christopher Gartner Park: 0.7 mi
- Hutchison Park: 1.2 mi
- Tahira & Labh Hira Park: 1.2 mi
- Munn Woods: 1.2 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 3.9 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 4.6 mi
- Dickcissel Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 2.7 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 2.7 mi
- Outdoor Living Room: 2.7 mi
- Water-Wise Hillside Garden: 2.7 mi
- Farm House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- Ames History Museum: 4.1 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 10.1 mi
- Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 2.7 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 10.8 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 10.9 mi
- Story City Carousel: 12.8 mi
- Goat Pen: 14.4 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 12.7 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 13.1 mi
- Pilot Mound: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 300° | 362.7 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2767230820
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