Museum · Iowa
Adel Historical Museum
Adel Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. The nearest named place is Pedal Plaza, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
city in and seat of Dallas County, Iowa, United States
Dates from 1847.
Wikidata Q165718, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 277 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.61693, -94.02245
- 28.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pedal Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
- Adel Little League Ballfields: 0.5 mi
- Brickyard Park: 0.5 mi
- Evans Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Silver-Smith Woods Fee: 1.8 mi
- North Raccoon River Wildlife Area - Wagner Tract: 3.9 mi
- Wagner Prairie: 4.9 mi
- Puckerbuch Access: 5.3 mi
- Glissman Area: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Wounded: 12.8 mi
- Heartbeat Of The heartland: 13.9 mi
- Heartbeat of the Heartland: 13.9 mi
- Mines of Spain: 14.0 mi
- Red: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout: 11.5 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 14.5 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Municipal Band Shell: 15.8 mi
- M47 Patton: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 24
- 1700 Bark Lodge: 12.5 mi
- 1700 Chibóthraje: 12.5 mi
- 1700 Tanning Rack: 12.5 mi
- 1700 Drying Rack: 12.5 mi
- 1700 Garden Lodge: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 21
- Brenton Arboretum: 3.6 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 14.4 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 14.6 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 14.7 mi
- Faith & Grace Garden: 14.8 mi
Museums: 20
- Dexter City Museum: 12.7 mi
- Bennett School: 14.2 mi
- Forest Park Museum: 14.8 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 17.1 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 24.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winterset 4N, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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