Historic site · Iowa
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. The nearest named place is Osceola Rest Area - Southbound, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. 118 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates41.01340, -93.79725
118 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 54
- Warren Family Park: 1.3 mi
- Little Indian Park: 2.1 mi
- Q-Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Seminole Park: 2.2 mi
- Lauren's Bark Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- West Lake Park: 1.8 mi
- Red Fern Timber Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Turkey Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Coyote Canyon Wildlife Area: 6.9 mi
- IHAP Clarke 5: 7.5 mi
Museums: 11
- Clarke County Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- John L Lewis Mining and Labor Museum: 17.5 mi
- Decatur County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Home of Emeline Cornwall: 20.2 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Decatur County Freedom Rock: 19.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.0 mi
- Whitley Memorial: 21.6 mi
- Clark Memorial Tower: 23.8 mi
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 0.0 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 0.1 mi
- Osceola Alternate Parking Area - Southbound: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 1
- Osceola Statue: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mount Pisgah: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Little River Beach: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Wayne: 24.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Osceola, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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