John F Lacey Rock
John F Lacey Rock is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Skunk River Overlook, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- John F. Lacey 1841-1913 Pioneer of Federal Conservation Legislation
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 137.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inuksuk: 0.3 mi
- Three Crosses of Calvary: 1.5 mi
- Rising Wave: 2.6 mi
- Dire Enticement: 2.8 mi
- Start to Finish: 2.8 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Canoe Access: 0.6 mi
- Top-O-Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
- Lloyd Kurtz Park: 1.2 mi
- Northridge Heights Park: 1.4 mi
- Parkview Park: 1.6 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Wakefield Woods: 2.6 mi
- Leopold Woods: 3.0 mi
- McFarland Park: 3.3 mi
- Munn Woods: 3.7 mi
- Skunk River Overlook: 0.2 mi
- Ada Hayden Rock: 0.2 mi
- Bohumil Shimek Rock: 0.3 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 0.4 mi
- Plains Overlook: 0.4 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 4.3 mi
- Farm House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ames History Museum: 3.4 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 3.6 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 9.3 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 12.8 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 4.4 mi
- Story City Carousel: 8.3 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 13.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 13.5 mi
- Goat Pen: 15.3 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.4 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 11.3 mi
- Pilot Mound: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John F Lacey Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 286° | 362.7 m | 20.2 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 | 16:01 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2540010152
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