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Amana Heritage Museum

Amana Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Amana Heritage Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

unincorporated community in Lenox Township, Iowa County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31811272, matched on coordinates and name (197 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Amana Heritage Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.80034, -91.87306

On the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
11.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 16 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Williams Prairie Preserve: 4.3 mi
Hanging Rock Wildlife Mangement Area: 4.7 mi
Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Larry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi

Parks

Walford City Park: 5.8 mi
Lions Park: 6.6 mi
Turttle Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
Creekside Park: 7.1 mi
Norway City Park: 7.8 mi

Artworks34

In Transit: 10.7 mi
To Wing: 11.1 mi
Morel: 15.8 mi
Trumpet: 16.0 mi
Statue of Liberty: 16.0 mi

Museums28

Historic sites11

In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 11.4 mi
Tree of Five Seasons: 16.1 mi
Westside Rising: 16.3 mi
Witch's Basement: 17.0 mi
The Coe "Victory" Bell: 17.0 mi

Attractions5

Colony Acres: 15.0 mi
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 18.3 mi
Johnson County Freedom Rock: 19.2 mi
The 5th Realm: 20.0 mi
Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 20.1 mi

Picnic sites4

Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Picnic Table and Grill: 17.1 mi
Picnic Table and Grill: 17.1 mi

Peaks4

Sand Hill: 11.7 mi
Mount Trashmore: 16.0 mi
Perkl: 16.2 mi
The Hogback: 20.4 mi

Gardens3

Sinclair Park Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Andreas garden: 18.0 mi
Cremation Garden: 21.8 mi

Ghost towns3

Hinkletown: 20.6 mi
Ivanhoe: 21.9 mi
Nira: 24.2 mi

Rest areas2

I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 11.4 mi
I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 11.5 mi

Beaches2

Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 16.5 mi
Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 16.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amana Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Trashmore	NE 46°	289 m	16.0 mi
Perkl	ESE 109°	257 m	16.2 mi
The Hogback	N 9°	251 m	20.4 mi
Sand Hill	SE 131°	244 m	11.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:43	19:20
June solstice	05:33	20:04	20:47
September equinox	06:56	18:30	19:07
December solstice	07:32	15:56	16:40

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	37	49	60	70	73	71	63	51	37	25
Precip in	1.0	1.2	2.0	3.6	4.2	5.6	4.4	4.1	3.4	2.9	2.0	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/193819535

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