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Hugh Lincoln Cooper

Hugh Lincoln Cooper from directly overhead

Hugh Lincoln Cooper is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is General Samuel Curtis Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.0 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
The Illinois, Iowa, Missouri area centered in Keokuk owes much to Hugh Lincoln Cooper engineer, backed by area businessmen, he built, in three years, 1910-1913, the dam and powerhouse now operated by Union Electric Co.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39069, -91.37948

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Victory Park: 0.0 mi
  • Riverview Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lock & Dam 19 Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Estes Park: 0.4 mi
  • Triangular Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Moriah: 5.4 mi
  • Bryan Hill: 16.2 mi
  • College Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Jollyville Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Gittings Mound: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • ATSF Depot: 16.9 mi
  • Sante Fe Caboose: 16.9 mi
  • CB&Q Depot: 16.9 mi
  • Sante Fe Locomotive: 16.9 mi
  • Canton CB&Q Depot: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Riley Creek Rest Area: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Martin Pond: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hugh Lincoln Cooper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gittings MoundNE 45°230 m24.2 mi
Bryan HillNW 310°202 m16.2 mi
Mount MoriahN 10°195 m5.4 mi
College HillSSW 204°184 m19.7 mi
Jollyville HillNNE 20°161 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252940526372767467554230
Precip in1.61.82.54.25.35.24.13.83.43.32.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keokuk Lock DAM 19, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12943442319

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