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Lime Kiln

Lime Kiln from directly overhead

Lime Kiln is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Felderman Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25024, -90.42993

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Felderman Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sarge O'Neil Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ernst Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cole Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mason's Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 48
Nature reserves: 37
Museums: 26
Attractions: 22
Historic sites: 20
Peaks: 19
  • South Bluff: 0.5 mi
  • North Bluff: 0.9 mi
  • Lost Mound: 8.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.7 mi
  • Dygerts Mound: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cedar Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Marsden Well: 11.2 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Cleary Spring: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thunder Bay Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Apple Canyon Waterfall: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pavilion: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White HillNNE381 m22.6 mi
Charles MoundNNE374 m20.0 mi
Benton MoundENE367 m21.9 mi
Mount SumnerNE357 m21.0 mi
Scales MoundNNE356 m17.0 mi
Squirrel Grove MoundNE355 m22.3 mi
Hudson MoundNE354 m20.3 mi
Sinsinawa MoundNNW353 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:42
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212436486070747264523827
Precip in1.31.62.23.84.25.64.33.83.63.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue L&D 12, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8726683842

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