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Dumont Historical Museum

Dumont Historical Museum from directly overhead

Dumont Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 300 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the east-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dumont Area Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 92 miles off.

The story

human settlement in Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q2247772, matched on coordinates and name (377 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.74947, -92.97239

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • South Fork Park: 0.9 mi
  • North Butler Wilderness Area: 1.5 mi
  • North Butler Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
  • Boylan Creek Wildlife Area: 2.8 mi
  • Faber Memorial Preserve: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Handorf Roadside Park: 3.1 mi
  • W-K-W County Park: 10.6 mi
  • Burkley Park: 11.0 mi
  • Robinson County Park: 11.1 mi
  • East Park: 11.2 mi
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 5
  • Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Butler County Freedom Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 22.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Fort Sumter Rock: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockESE 113°306 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3520:1120:54
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:4015:5616:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162134475970737063503523
Precip in0.91.01.83.85.15.54.24.03.42.51.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allison, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089565

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