Boone County Historical Center
Boone County Historical Center is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blair Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
city in and seat of Boone County, Iowa, United States
Dates from 1865.
Wikidata Q1898112, matched on coordinates and name (548 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 341;347
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 150.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blair Park: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.5 mi
- Opal Dubois Anderson Park: 0.6 mi
- Herman Park: 0.9 mi
- Cummings Park: 1.1 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 7.9 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 8.0 mi
- Eternal Flame: 8.6 mi
- Bluestem: 8.7 mi
- Barbara’s Portal: 9.8 mi
- Dickcissel Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Ledges State Park: 4.7 mi
- Iowa National Heritage Foundation: 5.4 mi
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Barkley Memorial State Forest: 6.1 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Founders Rock: 5.1 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 10.1 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 10.1 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 10.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 8.6 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 12.8 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 12.8 mi
- Jischke Children's Garden: 12.8 mi
- Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 4.0 mi
- Battin Chapel: 5.9 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Rural School Museum: 8.3 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 0.7 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 0.7 mi
- "Twister Hill": 8.3 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 12.9 mi
- Story City Carousel: 17.3 mi
- Pilot Mound: 9.1 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 22.6 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boone County Historical Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NW 314° | 362.7 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
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 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/851305704
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