Allamakee County Historical Museum
Allamakee County Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 384 m. Lawrence Hill stands 353 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Red Schoolhouse Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 384 m
How to reach it
- On the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.7 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cedar Point · 14 mi
- luster Heights · 17 mi
- Hanging Rock · 19 mi
- Fire Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waukon City Park - North Unit: 1.0 mi
- Waukon City Park - South Unit: 1.3 mi
- Allamakee County Home Park: 3.0 mi
- Rossville Park: 8.4 mi
- Frankville Park: 9.3 mi
- French Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Merlin Moe Park: 9.0 mi
- Coon River Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Slinde Mounds State Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Trout River Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Meridian II: 16.7 mi
- Elegy #10: 16.7 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 16.8 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 16.8 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of River History: 14.4 mi
- Monona Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Porter House Museum: 16.0 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 16.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 16.9 mi
- Winneshiek Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.3 mi
- Fire Point: 19.3 mi
- Nezekaw Point: 19.6 mi
- Mount Hosmer: 14.3 mi
- Lawrence Hill: 18.1 mi
- Mondell Hill: 24.0 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 19.2 mi
- St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground: 21.9 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 22.0 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 15.9 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 19.0 mi
- Roadside Park Reststop: 20.3 mi
- Conover: 21.6 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 21.8 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 22.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allamakee County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Hill | NE 56° | 353 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mondell Hill | SE 128° | 347 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Hosmer | ENE 63° | 320 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:47 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukon, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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