Inis Grove Park Rock
Inis Grove Park Rock is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Inis Grove Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
park in Story County, Iowa, United States of America
Wikidata Q31816897, matched on coordinates and name (174 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Inis Grove Park Presented to the Ames Park Commission January 15, 1949 by Walter S. Grove in memory of his wife Inis Grove With a stipulation that a small area at the north end be continued as a camp fire girls camp site.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 137.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inis Grove Park: 0.1 mi
- McDonald Woods: 0.6 mi
- Carr Park: 0.7 mi
- Duff Park: 0.9 mi
- North River Valley Park: 1.0 mi
- Dire Enticement: 0.9 mi
- Bird: 1.2 mi
- Jester: 1.3 mi
- Richard Morgen Flowers: 1.3 mi
- Handprint Table: 1.4 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 2.3 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 2.3 mi
- Wakefield Woods: 2.5 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 3.4 mi
- John Madson Rock: 1.2 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 1.5 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Ames Circle of Arts: 1.5 mi
- Sylvan Runkel Rock: 1.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 2.9 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 2.9 mi
- Ames History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Farm House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 10.0 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 13.8 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 3.0 mi
- Story City Carousel: 9.7 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.4 mi
- Turkey Pen: 13.4 mi
- Chickens: 13.4 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 8.9 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 9.7 mi
- Pilot Mound: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inis Grove Park Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 290° | 362.7 m | 21.6 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 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:01 | 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/2952505047
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