Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 378 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Laura Ingalls Wilder Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Wikidata Q31817384, matched on coordinates and name (111 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 378 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 14 mi
- Preston Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Park: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Steam Engine Park: 6.5 mi
- Kendallville Park: 8.7 mi
- Selvig Park: 9.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 4.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks Addition: 4.5 mi
- Cold Water Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Steam Engine Museum: 6.5 mi
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 11.2 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 11.2 mi
- Porter House Museum: 11.4 mi
- Howard County Museum: 14.0 mi
- I Am Wood: 10.4 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 10.5 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 10.5 mi
- Luther Bell: 10.5 mi
- Elegy #10: 10.6 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 4.6 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 7.2 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 18.0 mi
- Little Spring: 19.0 mi
- Big Spring: 19.3 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 10.0 mi
- Niagara Cave: 10.3 mi
- Niagara Cave: 10.3 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Schechs Mill: 20.4 mi
- Elliota: 4.8 mi
- Conover: 16.8 mi
- Clear Grit: 19.3 mi
- Forestville: 21.5 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 14.6 mi
- Cushings Peak: 24.9 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 11.2 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | WSW 237° | 350 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mabel, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089829
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