Heritage House Museum
Heritage House Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is New Vienna City Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 10 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Vienna Area Historical Society
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.6 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 24 mi
- Shiras Point · 24 mi
- River Viewing Point · 24 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Vienna City Park: 0.3 mi
- Northside Park: 4.3 mi
- Luxemburg City Park: 4.3 mi
- Dyersville Community Center Park: 4.8 mi
- Commercial Club Park: 5.0 mi
- New Wine Park: 1.9 mi
- Bankston Park: 8.2 mi
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge - Pine Creek Unit: 9.6 mi
- Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Twin Bridges Park and Wildlife Area: 10.4 mi
- Ram: 21.6 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 22.6 mi
- Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 22.8 mi
- Healing Waters: 22.8 mi
- Coretta Scott King: 22.9 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 21.7 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 4.7 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 5.6 mi
- Ecology Nature Center: 10.1 mi
- Cassville Farmall Museum: 12.9 mi
- Stonefield Historic Site: 13.3 mi
- Field of Dreams: 4.8 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 15.7 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 16.0 mi
- M101: 18.1 mi
- Boxcar: 18.3 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 10.1 mi
- Hefel Ridge: 11.0 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 11.8 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Sherrill Mound: 16.5 mi
- Elkport: 15.5 mi
- Hartwick: 15.8 mi
- York: 17.7 mi
- Littleport: 19.0 mi
- Sinnipee: 23.3 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 18.8 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 20.3 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 21.7 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 23.2 mi
- Big Spring: 17.8 mi
- Richmond Spring: 23.4 mi
- Waterfalls: 9.8 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heritage House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | ENE 77° | 374 m | 16.5 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | ENE 60° | 355 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | NW 318° | 355 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | E 99° | 348 m | 15.2 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 277° | 339 m | 21.6 mi |
| Centenial Cross | ESE 109° | 312.816 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | NE 38° | 281 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 176° | 258 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guttenberg L&D 10, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089355
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- Dubuque · 23 mi
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