Museum · Iowa
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 301 m. The nearest named place is Appanoose Historical and Coal Mining Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 76 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
county in Iowa, United States
Dates from 1843.
Wikidata Q111921, matched on coordinates and name (595 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 301 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.73612, -92.87381
- 76.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 16.0 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
90 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 40
- Sharon Bluffs State Park: 4.0 mi
- Rathbun Wildlife Refuge Area: 5.9 mi
- Rathbun Wildlife Refuge Area: 6.2 mi
- Rathbun Wildlife Refuge Area: 6.9 mi
- Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Parks: 34
- Morgan Cline City Park: 0.5 mi
- Leah Bradley Park: 1.9 mi
- Outlet Park: 5.7 mi
- Lake Rathbun Area - Island View: 6.9 mi
- Lake Rathbun Area - Buck Creek East: 7.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Appanoose Historical and Coal Mining Museum: 0.3 mi
- Historical and Coal Mining Museum: 0.3 mi
- Moulton Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Moravia Wabash Depot Museum: 11.1 mi
- Monroe County Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Howland: 14.6 mi
- West Liberty: 21.9 mi
- Lickskillet: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Bessie's Barn: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Gone West Memorial: 22.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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