Dover Historical Museum
Dover Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 235 m. Jollyville Hill stands 161 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 235 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 117.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.4 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.1 mi
- Mud Creek Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- East Lake Park: 6.3 mi
- Prairie View Park: 6.7 mi
- Stephenson Park: 6.9 mi
- Heron Marsh Youth Hunting Area: 6.7 mi
- Hickory Bend: 9.3 mi
- Faulker's Fishing Access: 9.8 mi
- Prairie Ridge Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Kevin J. Gahn Wildlife Refuge: 12.6 mi
- Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum: 7.7 mi
- Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana: 7.7 mi
- Zion School Museum: 9.3 mi
- Lewelling Quaker Museum: 12.4 mi
- Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum: 14.1 mi
- West Point Freedom Rock: 14.6 mi
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 16.7 mi
- Snake Alley: 17.5 mi
- Fire Bell: 17.6 mi
- CB&Q Steam Engine 3003: 17.8 mi
- Des Moines County Fair: 14.2 mi
- CB&Q Depot: 21.0 mi
- ATSF Depot: 21.0 mi
- Sante Fe Caboose: 21.0 mi
- Sante Fe Locomotive: 21.1 mi
- Art Gallery: 14.4 mi
- Art Display: 14.4 mi
- Metal Flower: 24.4 mi
- Metal Monarch: 24.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 24.4 mi
- East Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Martin Pond: 24.4 mi
- Jollyville Hill: 18.7 mi
- Monarch Garden: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dover Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jollyville Hill | SSE 152° | 161 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant 1 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089475
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