Lake LaVerne Swans
Lake LaVerne Swans is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake LaVerne Restoration, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- The original swans, "Sir Lancelot and Elaine," on Lake LaVerne were presented during VEISHEA of Nineteen Hundred Thirty Five to Iowa State College by the students of Iowa State who supported VEISHEA during its first fourteen years
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 138.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Air Spiral: 0.1 mi
- Whirlwind: 0.1 mi
- Carom: 0.2 mi
- Jack Trice: 0.2 mi
- Just Between Thieves: 0.2 mi
- Campustown Court: 0.2 mi
- Central Campus: 0.2 mi
- Anderson Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Greek Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Richardson Court Park: 0.4 mi
- Munn Woods: 1.2 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 1.8 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 2.8 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 4.5 mi
- Lake LaVerne Restoration: 0.1 mi
- Lake LaVerne: 0.1 mi
- Student Services Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Gordon P. Eaton Hall: 0.2 mi
- Archie A. and Nancy C. Martin Hall: 0.2 mi
- Jischke Children's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 1.0 mi
- Reiman Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Water-Wise Hillside Garden: 1.0 mi
- Farm House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Ames History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 12.2 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 12.5 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 1.1 mi
- Story City Carousel: 11.8 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 12.8 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 12.9 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.1 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.6 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 11.0 mi
- Pilot Mound: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake LaVerne Swans. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 296° | 362.7 m | 20.5 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 | 16:02 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11108012074
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