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Hawkeye Log Cabin

Hawkeye Log Cabin from directly overhead

Hawkeye Log Cabin is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the south-southeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Summer Street Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Des Moines County Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77640, -91.09795

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Summer Street Park: 1.6 mi
  • Perkins Park: 1.8 mi
  • DeEdwin & Gladys White Park: 1.9 mi
  • Kersch Park: 1.9 mi
  • South Hill Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Museums: 13
  • Apple Trees Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Heritage Center Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Garrett-Phelps House Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Zion School Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Tri-State Rodeo Museum: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Des Moines County Fair: 4.9 mi
  • Sante Fe Locomotive: 15.0 mi
  • Sante Fe Caboose: 15.2 mi
  • CB&Q Depot: 15.2 mi
  • ATSF Depot: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Jollyville Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Gittings Mound: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • East Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Riley Creek Rest Area: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gittings MoundSSE 166°230 m10.0 mi
Jollyville HillSW 229°161 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3419:5920:40
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2615:5716:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840516272757366544029
Precip in1.71.92.84.25.25.14.33.93.93.22.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington 2S, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/229865689

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