Jackson County Historical Society Museum
Jackson County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Pilot Knob stands 298 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadowbrook Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 17.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 17 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 17 mi
- High Point · 25 mi
- Ozzie's Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadowbrook Park: 0.4 mi
- Crawford Park: 0.5 mi
- First Ward Park: 0.6 mi
- Downtown Greenspace: 0.8 mi
- Little Bear Park: 0.9 mi
- Prairie Creek Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Bridgeport Canoe Access: 1.4 mi
- Davison Bridge Access: 4.5 mi
- Brookfield Wildlife Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Joinerville Park: 5.2 mi
- Clinton Engines Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hurstville Interpretive Center: 2.0 mi
- Delmar Depot Museum: 5.2 mi
- Young Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
- Central Community Historical Society & Museum: 18.1 mi
- Living, Flowing, Ever Changing: 17.3 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 17.4 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 17.4 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 17.4 mi
- Young Corn: 17.5 mi
- Goose Rock: 12.8 mi
- South Bluff: 16.9 mi
- North Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Lost Mound: 21.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 24.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 16.8 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 17.5 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 22.2 mi
- Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat: 21.1 mi
- M101: 24.3 mi
- Boxcar: 24.5 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 21.6 mi
- South Beach: 24.3 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 24.6 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 16.6 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
- South Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson County Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNE 29° | 298 m | 24.2 mi |
| South Bluff | NE 44° | 264.5 m | 16.9 mi |
| North Bluff | NE 40° | 261 m | 17.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 295° | 258 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lost Mound | ENE 64° | 251 m | 21.2 mi |
| Goose Rock | WNW 295° | 214 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maquoketa, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089370
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- Dubuque · 30 mi
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