Museum · Iowa
Jasper County Historical Museum
Jasper County Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. The nearest named place is Denniston Knolls Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68551, -93.07624
- 22.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 104.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.5 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Denniston Knolls Park: 0.2 mi
- Callison Park: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Rhino Park: 1.0 mi
- Oakwood Park: 1.1 mi
- Maytag Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 53
- Bailey Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
- Fairview Wildlife Area: 7.1 mi
- Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie State Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Kellogg State Game Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Oswalt Bridge Area: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 50
- Klokkenspel: 21.0 mi
- Vermeer Windmill: 21.0 mi
- Galleon: 21.9 mi
- The Clipper: 21.9 mi
- Giant Sky Wheel: 21.9 mi
Museums: 14
- Trainland U.S.A.: 9.6 mi
- Wagaman Mill Museum: 16.8 mi
- Heritage Park Museum: 18.6 mi
- Grinnell Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Scholte House Museum & Gardens: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Monroe Highschool Bell: 11.1 mi
- Monroe High School Bell: 11.1 mi
- Monroe Township Founders Stone: 11.3 mi
- Monroe Model House: 11.4 mi
- American Legion Dedication Wall: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Enabling Garden: 20.3 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Central College Garden: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Rock Creek Beach: 12.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 24 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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