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Belmond Historical Museum

Belmond Historical Museum from directly overhead

Belmond Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 358 m. The nearest named place is Old Dam, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 123 miles off.

The story

city in Wright County, Iowa, United States

Dates from 1881-10-21.

Wikidata Q816091, matched on coordinates and name (251 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
358 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84608, -93.61487

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Swimming Pool Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Cornelia Park: 5.3 mi
  • Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
  • Bringham Park: 8.6 mi
  • Loomis Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 8
  • Old Dam: 0.1 mi
  • Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 14.4 mi
  • Eagle Grove War Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 19.7 mi
  • Eide Memorial Fountain: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3720:1420:57
September equinox07:0218:3619:14
December solstice07:4315:5816:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162134476070737164513522
Precip in0.70.92.03.84.85.84.04.13.12.31.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089812

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