Bily Clocks Museum
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Bily Clocks Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.3 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
The Bily Clocks Museum is located in Spillville, Iowa, United States. The museum contains clocks that were made by hand from the years 1913 to 1958. The clocks were made by Frank and Joseph Bily, together known as the Bily brothers. The clocks include the American Pioneer Clock, a version of the World's Smallest Church, and the Apostles Parade Clock. Frank and Joseph Bily were born in the late 19th century in Spillville, Iowa. They went on to become farmers as well as carpenters. They took up clockmaking as their hobby, carving and creating complex, finely detailed works of art out of wood. The Bily brothers were originally going to burn their creations when they died, but they later donated their collection to the city of Spillville. The Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent the summer of 1893 in the building, which is where he completed his Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World".
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Wikidata Q29033192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- Lake Meyer County Park: 2.8 mi
- Fort Atkinson City Park: 3.6 mi
- Fort Atkinson State Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Ludwig Reserve: 1.4 mi
- Ludwig County Park: 5.7 mi
- Chipera Prairie: 5.7 mi
- Highway 52 Surplus: 9.8 mi
- Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 10.5 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Luther Bell: 10.6 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 10.6 mi
- Meridian II: 10.6 mi
- Niagara Cave: 22.2 mi
- Niagara Cave: 22.2 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 24.6 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 12.1 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 16.6 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 9.9 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bily Clocks Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | NW 321° | 350 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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