Museum · Iowa
Hobo Museum
Hobo Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 374 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 116 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 374 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates43.09614, -93.80152
- 116.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Eagle Lake Wetland Complex: 3.6 mi
- Eagle Lake Woodland Area: 3.7 mi
- Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Lake Heritage Prairie: 4.6 mi
- Eagle Flats Wildlife Protection Area: 5.8 mi
Parks: 58
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Lions Park: 0.5 mi
- Eagle Lake State Park: 3.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 9.0 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Armstrong House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Liberty School Museum: 10.9 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mansion Museum: 14.3 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 0.0 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 9.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 13.3 mi
- MIA-POW Display: 15.6 mi
- Old Dam: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Farmers Beach: 17.7 mi
- Dodges Beach: 18.4 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 20.5 mi
- City Beach: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sexton: 14.5 mi
- Plum Creek: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Kossuth Lajos: 22.1 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Knob: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lu Verne City Jail: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hobo Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 49° | 443 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:57 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Britt 3E, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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