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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: 51
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 26
Attractions: 23
  • General Store: 11.1 mi
  • Linmar Gardens: 11.3 mi
  • Galena Trolley Tours: 11.3 mi
  • Henry W. Miller House: 13.7 mi
  • Apple River Road Bridge: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
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 HillNNE 27°381 m22.6 mi
Charles MoundNNE 29°374 m20.0 mi
Benton MoundENE 62°367 m21.9 mi
Mount SumnerNE 44°357 m21.0 mi
Scales MoundNNE 28°356 m17.0 mi
Squirrel Grove MoundNE 40°355 m22.3 mi
Hudson MoundNE 39°354 m20.3 mi
Sinsinawa MoundNNW 343°353 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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