Farm House Museum
Farm House Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Janus Agri Altar, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
historic house in Iowa, United States
Wikidata Q7733447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 30 m
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 138.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Campus: 0.1 mi
- Anderson Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Richardson Court Park: 0.3 mi
- Greek Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Campustown Court: 0.5 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Munn Woods: 1.4 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 1.7 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 2.7 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 4.2 mi
- Lake LaVerne Restoration: 0.3 mi
- Lake LaVerne: 0.3 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 0.3 mi
- Lake LaVerne Swans: 0.3 mi
- Student Services Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 1.1 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Jischke Children's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 1.2 mi
- Reiman Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Ames History Museum: 1.6 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 12.1 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 12.3 mi
- Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 1.2 mi
- Story City Carousel: 11.5 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 13.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 13.0 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.1 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.4 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 10.9 mi
- Pilot Mound: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farm House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 295° | 362.7 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000339OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Knapp-Wilson House, reference 66000339, listed 10/15/66.
OpenStreetMap element way/158023219
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