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Farmstead Museum

Farmstead Museum from directly overhead

Farmstead Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 387 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the north-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Lake State Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
387 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03785, -94.83772

116 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Swan Lake State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rolling Hills Park: 2.1 mi
  • South Side Park: 2.3 mi
  • Graham Park: 2.3 mi
  • Northeast Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 42
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • War Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Shawn Muhr Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • Chief Black Hawk Statue: 21.5 mi
  • Albert the Bull: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 15.1 mi
  • John James Audubon Statue: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Moses: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Heritage Rose Garden: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MosesNNW 331°409 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:32
June solstice05:4520:1720:59
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:4516:0616:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436486071747264513725
Precip in0.91.11.93.44.55.14.44.12.92.71.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carroll, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089493

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