Granger House - Marion Historical Museum
Granger House - Marion Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is DKW Art Gallery, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Granger House, also known as the Granger House Victorian Museum, is a historic heritage tourism site located in Marion, Iowa, United States. This Victorian Italianate house was built around 1860 by Charles Myers. Earl Granger bought the house in 1876 and it remained in his family until 1973. Granger built the carriage house in 1879, and built an addition onto the main house the following year, reflecting his growing wealth in livestock production and local banking investments. The two-story brick building features a 1+1⁄2-story ell, a gable roof, bracketed eaves, and arched stone lintels over the symmetrically arranged windows. The front porch is not the original. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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Wikidata Q38252073, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 50.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Marion City Park: 0.2 mi
- Lininger Park: 0.4 mi
- Willow Park: 0.5 mi
- Elza Park: 0.5 mi
- Merrill Garden: 0.5 mi
- Indian Creek Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Faulkes Heritage Woods: 1.8 mi
- Garnett Park: 2.1 mi
- Cottage Grove Park: 2.8 mi
- Wanatee Park: 2.8 mi
- DKW Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Butterfly Wings: 0.2 mi
- Butterfly Wings: 0.2 mi
- Lion: 2.5 mi
- Striving: 3.5 mi
- Marion Heritage Center: 0.3 mi
- Brucemore: 3.6 mi
- History Center: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple: 5.0 mi
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: 5.2 mi
- John Conley: 3.0 mi
- Sister Frances Warde: 3.5 mi
- Sister Catherine McAuley: 3.5 mi
- The Coe "Victory" Bell: 4.5 mi
- Witch's Basement: 5.1 mi
- The 5th Realm: 1.6 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 16.5 mi
- Colony Acres: 21.1 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 4.4 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.8 mi
- The Hogback: 11.5 mi
- Perkl: 21.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.6 mi
- Andreas garden: 3.5 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 12.1 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 12.1 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 12.2 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 18.2 mi
- East Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 19.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 19.5 mi
- Ivanhoe: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granger House - Marion Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SSW 206° | 289 m | 5.8 mi |
| Perkl | S 177° | 257 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Hogback | WNW 290° | 251 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSW 192° | 244 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:53 | 16:39 |
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 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids #1, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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