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Monroe High School Bell

Monroe High School Bell from directly overhead

Monroe High School Bell is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. The nearest named place is Monroe Highschool Bell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 34 miles off.

Marks the site of the original High School in Monroe before the town consolidated with Prairie City.

The story

city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States

Dates from 1851.

Wikidata Q1926338, matched on coordinates and name (414 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52549, -93.10211

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tool's Point Park: 0.0 mi
  • Monroe Town Square: 0.2 mi
  • Madsen Field: 0.4 mi
  • Monroe Recreation Park: 1.0 mi
  • Robert's Creek Park: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Klokkenspel: 12.7 mi
  • Vermeer Windmill: 12.7 mi
  • Sawmill Splash: 22.3 mi
  • Sawmill Splash: 22.3 mi
  • Sawmill Splash: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 44
  • Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 3.8 mi
  • Fairview Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 5.0 mi
  • Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie State Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Red Rock Reservoir: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Monroe Highschool Bell: 0.0 mi
  • Monroe Township Founders Stone: 0.2 mi
  • American Legion Dedication Wall: 0.3 mi
  • American Legion Dedication Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Monroe Model House: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 2
  • Rock Creek Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Easter Lake Beach: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Straw Sculpture: 23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3920:0920:51
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3616:0216:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212639506170747264523827
Precip in1.01.42.33.84.85.63.94.23.22.91.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines 17 E, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/488952587

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