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Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple

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Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the south-southeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is History Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98259, -91.66489

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greene Square: 0.3 mi
  • Five Seasons Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Wellington Park: 0.5 mi
  • Plaza Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wellington Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waterfowl Center: 2.1 mi
  • Quarton Park: 2.1 mi
  • Iroquois Park: 2.2 mi
  • Cottage Grove Park: 2.6 mi
  • Irene Dumpke Park: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Historic sites: 11
  • Tree of Five Seasons: 0.4 mi
  • The Coe "Victory" Bell: 0.5 mi
  • Westside Rising: 0.9 mi
  • Sister Catherine McAuley: 1.5 mi
  • Sister Frances Warde: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • The 5th Realm: 3.5 mi
  • Johnson County Freedom Rock: 14.7 mi
  • Colony Acres: 17.7 mi
  • World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 20.7 mi
  • Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 0.6 mi
  • Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Andreas garden: 1.5 mi
  • Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Cremation Garden: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.7 mi
  • The Hogback: 10.7 mi
  • Perkl: 18.5 mi
  • Sand Hill: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.9 mi
  • I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSSE 152°289 m1.7 mi
PerklSSE 166°257 m18.5 mi
The HogbackNW 315°251 m10.7 mi
Sand HillS 185°244 m20.4 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 98001327OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Consistory Building No. 2, reference 98001327, listed 11/20/98.

OpenStreetMap element way/690972694

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