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Communal Kitchen Museum

Communal Kitchen Museum from directly overhead

Communal Kitchen Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Amana Heritage Museum, a museum 1.5 miles away. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79665, -91.90275

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turttle Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
  • Walford City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Lions Park: 7.4 mi
  • Norway City Park: 7.6 mi
  • Gabe Kuester Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 33
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 11
  • In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 11.9 mi
  • Tree of Five Seasons: 17.3 mi
  • Westside Rising: 17.5 mi
  • Witch's Basement: 18.1 mi
  • The Coe "Victory" Bell: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Colony Acres: 16.4 mi
  • World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 19.6 mi
  • Johnson County Freedom Rock: 20.7 mi
  • The 5th Realm: 21.2 mi
  • Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 18.3 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Sand Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 17.3 mi
  • Perkl: 17.6 mi
  • The Hogback: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Andreas garden: 19.2 mi
  • Cremation Garden: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 12.9 mi
  • I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNE 49°289 m17.3 mi
PerklESE 107°257 m17.6 mi
The HogbackNNE 13°251 m21.0 mi
Sand HillSE 126°244 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0420:47
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3215:5616:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436486070737164513725
Precip in1.21.52.23.94.84.84.34.53.82.82.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 1E, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10049794679

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