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Brucemore

Brucemore from directly overhead

Brucemore is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the south-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Northview Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates41.99240, -91.63939

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Northview Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tomahawk Park: 0.6 mi
  • Redmond Park: 0.6 mi
  • Central Park: 0.7 mi
  • Anderson Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Quarton Park: 0.7 mi
  • Waterfowl Center: 0.7 mi
  • Cottage Grove Park: 1.2 mi
  • Garnett Park: 1.6 mi
  • Faulkes Heritage Woods: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Striving: 1.0 mi
  • Arch: 1.0 mi
  • Squares: 1.0 mi
  • Blessed Art Thou Arch: 1.1 mi
  • Lion: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Sister Frances Warde: 0.9 mi
  • Sister Catherine McAuley: 0.9 mi
  • The Coe "Victory" Bell: 1.1 mi
  • Tree of Five Seasons: 1.9 mi
  • Westside Rising: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • The 5th Realm: 2.4 mi
  • Johnson County Freedom Rock: 14.6 mi
  • Colony Acres: 18.2 mi
  • World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 21.0 mi
  • Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 0.9 mi
  • Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Andreas garden: 0.9 mi
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Cremation Garden: 24.6 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Trashmore: 2.2 mi
  • The Hogback: 11.2 mi
  • Perkl: 18.9 mi
  • Sand Hill: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.7 mi
  • I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSSW 193°289 m2.2 mi
PerklS 170°257 m18.9 mi
The HogbackNW 308°251 m11.2 mi
Sand HillS 189°244 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0420:46
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3215:5416:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212638516271747265533927
Precip in1.21.32.14.04.75.74.54.44.03.02.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids #1, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 76000780OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/184800423

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