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Carter House Museum

Carter House Museum from directly overhead

Carter House Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
233 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85519, -91.40210

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ardell Kader City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Elkader City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elkader Marsh - HWY 13 By-Pass County Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lovers Leap Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 12
Peaks: 7
  • Chicken Ridge: 3.5 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.6 mi
  • Corn Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Bear Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Waterfalls: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • St. Feriole Island Gardens: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillW 259°364 m17.3 mi
Bear HillWSW 246°360 m17.4 mi
Chicken RidgeSW 214°355 m3.5 mi
Mondell HillNE 48°347 m20.7 mi
Wolf HillSSW 200°339 m19.7 mi
Pilot KnobWSW 239°329 m9.6 mi
Hefel RidgeESE 120°281 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2820:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3415:4916:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465868716961493523
Precip in1.31.32.04.04.76.74.63.93.62.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089580

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