Mortar
Mortar is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. The nearest named place is G.A.R. Sundial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off.
Granted to Iowa by an Act of Congress, this 13-inch seacoast mortar was shipped to Iowa from a naval yard in Washington, D.C., in 1895. The 22,000-pound mortar was cast in 1861 at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania.
What the record says
- Material
- iron
What to expect
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 129.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Statuary Group: 0.0 mi
- Cosmic Seed: 0.1 mi
- Iowa: 0.2 mi
- Five Stones - One Tree: 0.2 mi
- Prairie Song: 0.4 mi
- Iowa State Capitol West Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Whitmer Park: 0.4 mi
- Stewart Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Cohen Park: 0.6 mi
- Jim Muto Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Des Moines River Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Strasser Woods State Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Cummins Woods: 4.1 mi
- Denman Woods: 4.4 mi
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 1.6 mi
- Giant Slide: 2.6 mi
- Model Railroad: 2.7 mi
- Snakes Alive: 2.7 mi
- Ye Old Mill: 2.8 mi
- G.A.R. Sundial: 0.0 mi
- Bochumer Verein Cannon: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln and Tad: 0.0 mi
- V.F.W. Monument: 0.0 mi
- Civil War Parrot Rifle: 0.0 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 0.2 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 0.9 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 1.0 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 2.7 mi
- County School: 2.9 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Mondamin Glen: 2.3 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 2.4 mi
- Easter Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/799923500
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