Museum · Iowa
Airpower Museum Library
Airpower Museum Library is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. The nearest named place is West Gate Rest Area, a rest area 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 61 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 256 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.98779, -92.48408
- 61.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.8 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
123 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 52
- Hupert River Access: 4.0 mi
- Rock Bluff Park: 4.2 mi
- Cliffland Access: 7.5 mi
- Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- McNeese Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
Parks: 51
- Wildwood Park: 2.2 mi
- Pickwick Park: 3.0 mi
- War Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Wayside Park: 3.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Iowa Heartland History Connection: 4.2 mi
- Airpower Museum: 5.4 mi
- American Gothic House Center: 14.8 mi
- Davis County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Monroe County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Steam locomotive: 4.2 mi
- Gone West Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Curtis King: 7.8 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 22.3 mi
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dudley: 8.9 mi
- Iowaville: 17.7 mi
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- M113: 6.6 mi
- American Gothic House: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Ottumwa: 4.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottumwa IND AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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