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Delmar Depot Museum

Delmar Depot Museum from directly overhead

Delmar Depot Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 250 m. South Bluff stands 265 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookfield Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States

Dates from 1871.

Wikidata Q580625, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
250 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00233, -90.60694

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Horseshoe Pond County Park: 4.6 mi
  • Fifth Ward Park: 5.4 mi
  • Downtown Greenspace: 5.4 mi
  • First Ward Park: 5.6 mi
  • Marie Kettleson Learning Center: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 18
  • Clinton Engines Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Jackson County Historical Society Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Hurstville Interpretive Center: 7.1 mi
  • Central Community Historical Society & Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Young Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Goose Rock: 17.1 mi
  • South Bluff: 19.4 mi
  • North Bluff: 20.2 mi
  • Lost Mound: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat: 18.1 mi
  • Havencrest Castle: 24.2 mi
  • Helium Trampoline Park: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pavilion: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BluffNNE 29°264.5 m19.4 mi
North BluffNNE 27°261 m20.2 mi
Lost MoundNE 50°251 m21.9 mi
Goose RockNW 306°214 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:2820:0020:42
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2815:5016:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336486070737163513725
Precip in1.31.62.23.44.25.14.14.23.62.92.11.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089348

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