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Revolutionary War Patriots

Revolutionary War Patriots from directly overhead

Revolutionary War Patriots is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson County Freedom Rock, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26032, -90.42355

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mason's Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lock & Dam 12 Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
  • Cole Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sarge O'Neil Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ice Harvest Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 51
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 26
Attractions: 23
  • General Store: 10.4 mi
  • Linmar Gardens: 10.6 mi
  • Galena Trolley Tours: 10.6 mi
  • Henry W. Miller House: 13.0 mi
  • Apple River Road Bridge: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
Peaks: 19
  • North Bluff: 0.3 mi
  • South Bluff: 0.9 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.9 mi
  • Lost Mound: 8.2 mi
  • Dygerts Mound: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cedar Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Marsden Well: 10.5 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Cleary Spring: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thunder Bay Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Apple Canyon Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pavilion: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White HillNNE 27°381 m21.9 mi
Charles MoundNNE 29°374 m19.3 mi
Benton MoundENE 64°367 m21.3 mi
Mount SumnerNE 45°357 m20.3 mi
Scales MoundNNE 28°356 m16.3 mi
Squirrel Grove MoundNE 41°355 m21.5 mi
Hudson MoundNE 40°354 m19.5 mi
Sinsinawa MoundNNW 342°353 m19.3 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 5080 °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/12967250282

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