Family Museum of Arts and Sciences
Family Museum of Arts and Sciences is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 198 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Family Museum Bridge, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 1.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 198 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Oculus · 2 mi
- Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook · 2 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
- The Stone Tower · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Family Museum Bridge: 0.0 mi
- Learning Campus: 0.1 mi
- Learning Campus: 0.1 mi
- Emily Dickenson Garden: 0.1 mi
- Library Greenspace: 0.1 mi
- Crow Creek Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Bald Eagle Refuge: 5.0 mi
- City Line Ravine: 5.1 mi
- Mouson Park: 5.1 mi
- Bald Eagle Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Hose Station No. 4: 2.6 mi
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum: 3.1 mi
- John Deere Pavillion: 3.2 mi
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum: 3.3 mi
- Deere-Wiman House: 3.7 mi
- Bettendorf Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Camp McClellan: 2.6 mi
- Deere Cross: 3.2 mi
- Campbell's Island State Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 4.1 mi
- Garden of Cremains: 2.5 mi
- Garden of Life: 2.6 mi
- East Bluff Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Vander Veer Conservatory: 3.8 mi
- Enabling Garden: 3.8 mi
- Vander Veer Botanical Park: 3.8 mi
- Rock Island County State Fair Grounds: 5.8 mi
- Helium Trampoline Park: 7.5 mi
- Antique Archaeology: 8.7 mi
- Scott County Freedom Rock: 8.8 mi
- Sculpture Park: 2.7 mi
- "Bling" Rocky Statue: 2.8 mi
- Curved Spire: 4.4 mi
- Octagon Pistols: 4.5 mi
- Lady Of Germania: 4.7 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 3.0 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 3.2 mi
- West Lake Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Buffalo Beach: 13.4 mi
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 14.3 mi
- Morning Sun Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Army Ridge Bluffs: 11.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 23.2 mi
- Duck Creek Waterfall: 1.9 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Family Museum of Arts and Sciences. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Ridge Bluffs | SW 223° | 203 m | 11.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 104° | 197 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
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 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island L&D 15, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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