Museum · Iowa
John Wayne Birthplace Museum
John Wayne Birthplace Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. The nearest named place is John Wayne, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 48 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.33320, -94.01296
- 48.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- George Washinton Carver Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Monumental Park: 0.1 mi
- Whistle Stop Park: 0.4 mi
- Memory Lane Park: 0.6 mi
- Winterset City Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- Guye Woods: 6.1 mi
- Goeldner Woods County Park: 9.1 mi
- Clanton Creek Recreation Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
- Badger Creek State Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Wright Timber Wildlife Area: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 28
- John Wayne: 0.0 mi
- Heartbeat Of The heartland: 20.6 mi
- Heartbeat of the Heartland: 20.6 mi
- Red: 20.7 mi
- Succulent Bloom: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- Flynn Home: 23.3 mi
- Flynn Barn: 23.3 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 23.3 mi
- Cabinet Maker: 23.4 mi
- Heck Vet Clinic: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Clark Memorial Tower: 1.0 mi
- Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout: 19.6 mi
- Whitley Memorial: 22.2 mi
- F-16: 23.2 mi
Museums: 9
- John Wayne Birth House: 0.0 mi
- Iowa Quilt Museum: 0.1 mi
- Dexter City Museum: 16.9 mi
- Adel Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Bennett School: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 8
- Faith & Grace Garden: 22.4 mi
- Brenton Arboretum: 22.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.9 mi
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 24.3 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 24.8 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mount Pisgah: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winterset 4N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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