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Hickory Grove Rural School Museum

Hickory Grove Rural School Museum from directly overhead

Hickory Grove Rural School Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 338 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the north-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Don Williams Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
338 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11387, -94.02523

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 53
Historic sites: 47
Gardens: 20
Museums: 15
  • Hickory Grove School Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Battin Chapel: 5.6 mi
  • Railroad Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Boone County Historical Center: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • "Twister Hill": 4.9 mi
  • Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 7.6 mi
  • Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 7.6 mi
  • Copperas Beds: 19.0 mi
  • Boneyard Hollow: 19.8 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Mound: 2.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MoundNNE 17°362.7 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4120:1420:56
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4216:0316:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336486070747264513725
Precip in1.21.42.34.15.25.44.84.93.33.02.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089553

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