Iowa Children's Museum
Iowa Children's Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 218 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is North Ridge Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 218 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 33.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- S. T. Morrison Park: 1.1 mi
- M.A. Ewalt Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Kiddie Korral Park: 1.2 mi
- Olde Hickory Ridge Park: 1.5 mi
- Muddy Creek Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Shimek Ravine: 3.7 mi
- Pappy Dickens Preserve: 4.6 mi
- O'Mara Newport Woods: 4.9 mi
- Big Grove Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Hayden Fry: 1.9 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 1.9 mi
- Made of Money: 1.9 mi
- To Dorothy: 1.9 mi
- A Thousand Acres: 2.0 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Old Capitol: 3.9 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 3.9 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 3.9 mi
- Presidential Library and Museum: 13.1 mi
- Colony Acres: 2.8 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 2.8 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 4.1 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 9.7 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 12.9 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Herky: 3.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 12.9 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 12.9 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 13.0 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 20.8 mi
- Midway: 9.7 mi
- Ivanhoe: 15.1 mi
- Hinkletown: 22.8 mi
- Nira: 24.4 mi
- Perkl: 2.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 18.9 mi
- Cremation Garden: 5.8 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Andreas garden: 21.7 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 4.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 5.2 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 12.7 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iowa Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | N 352° | 289 m | 18.9 mi |
| Perkl | NNE 29° | 257 m | 2.6 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 269° | 244 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089398
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