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Ice House

Ice House is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. The nearest named place is Little School House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 70 miles off.

The story

The Cedar Falls Ice House is a historic building located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1921 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. The building currently serves as the Ice House Museum.

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Wikidata Q5056674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53846, -92.44885

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Overman Park: 0.1 mi
  • Peter Melendy Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tourist Park: 0.2 mi
  • Downtown Square: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 57
  • Castle Bluff Park: 3.6 mi
  • Beaver Valley Wetlands Wildlife Reserve: 4.3 mi
  • Greenbelt Lake: 5.1 mi
  • Robinson Bird Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
  • Cedar Hills Sand Prairie: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Yuta Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Kukui Station: 9.8 mi
  • Eeki Eeki Escape: 9.9 mi
  • Awaati Battle: 9.9 mi
  • Wakani Whirl: 9.9 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 5
  • OVERMAN PARK: 0.2 mi
  • Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 6.3 mi
  • POW Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Statue Of Liberty Replica: 6.3 mi
  • Dancing St. Francis: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3320:0920:52
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3715:5516:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192437496272757265523725
Precip in1.11.12.04.04.65.74.34.23.12.81.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/544226385

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