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Hub City Heritage Railway Museum

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Hub City Heritage Railway Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 318 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Orville Christophel Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
318 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.67749, -91.91686

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orville Christophel Park: 0.1 mi
  • Plaza Park: 0.1 mi
  • Levin Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wings Park: 0.7 mi
  • Platt Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Bear Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Corn Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 19.3 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 18.3 mi
  • USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 24.9 mi
  • POW Memorial: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 11.3 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hub City Heritage Railway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillNE 46°364 m12.7 mi
Bear HillENE 63°360 m11.5 mi
Wolf HillESE 108°339 m20.3 mi
Pilot KnobENE 68°329 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3120:0720:50
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3515:5216:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182134486070737164513724
Precip in1.11.11.93.54.25.45.33.93.42.61.61.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/638385193

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