Franklin County Historical Museum
Franklin County Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 352 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin County Historical Soc, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 352 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 104.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hampton City Park: 0.6 mi
- Progress Park: 0.6 mi
- East Park: 1.3 mi
- Harriman Park: 1.6 mi
- Beeds Lake State Park: 2.3 mi
- Longdpun Habitat Area - Lukes Wetland: 3.1 mi
- Spring Creek Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Creeden Prairie: 9.7 mi
- West Fork Prairie: 11.0 mi
- Ingebretson Memorial Grove: 11.2 mi
- Franklin County Historical Soc: 0.0 mi
- REA Power Plant Museum: 3.8 mi
- Dumont Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Union Depot: 15.3 mi
- Dow House: 15.3 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.4 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.4 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Old Dam: 21.4 mi
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 13.2 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 16.8 mi
- Hughes: 24.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | E 94° | 306 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089575
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