Historic Central School
Historic Central School is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 379 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Central School Playground, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
historic school building in Lake City, Iowa, USA
Wikidata Q25206270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1884
What to expect
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
121 named places within 25 miles
- Raccoon River Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Grove County Park: 5.1 mi
- Camp Creek Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Elm Grove Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Logan Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Historic Central School Playground: 0.0 mi
- Lake City Towne Square: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln School Park: 0.5 mi
- Goins Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Grant County Park: 8.2 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Lake View Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Lake View Museum: 16.6 mi
- Farmstead Museum: 16.6 mi
- Chief Black Hawk Statue: 16.0 mi
- War Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Nest: 16.3 mi
- World's Largest Popcorn Ball: 17.4 mi
- Mount Moses: 14.3 mi
- Memorial Statue: 16.8 mi
- Herring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Central School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moses | SSW 210° | 409 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwell City, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 85000001OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Central School, reference 85000001, listed 01/03/85.
OpenStreetMap element way/1300343397
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