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Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock

Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock from directly overhead

Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Stuart Smith Park Garden Rock, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

park in Story County, Iowa, United States of America

Wikidata Q31823421, matched on coordinates and name (297 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Planting of Stuart Smith Park Trees Done in 1980, 1981, and 1982 By the Ames Rotary Club in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Rotary International Feburary 23, 1980 75 Years of service above self Rotary International

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01689, -93.63092

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Stuart Smith Park: 0.2 mi
  • O'Neil Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ioway Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Moore Park: 0.6 mi
  • Greenbriar Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Community Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Penkhus Campanile Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Jones Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Buck Rose Collection: 0.5 mi
  • Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 0.5 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 10
  • Elwood the Gnome: 0.7 mi
  • Story City Carousel: 12.0 mi
  • Goat Pen: 12.1 mi
  • Turkey Pen: 12.1 mi
  • Chickens: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hertz Family Falls: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Mound: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MoundWNW 296°362.7 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4020:1220:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4016:0216:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202437496171737163513725
Precip in0.60.81.93.95.25.24.44.93.32.81.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2534135188

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