Madrid Historical Museum
Madrid Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 309 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jensen Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
city in Iowa, United States
Dates from 1846.
Wikidata Q1934324, matched on coordinates and name (84 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 309 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 144.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jensen Park: 0.1 mi
- Edgewood Park: 0.5 mi
- Swede Point Park: 1.9 mi
- Earl Grim Park: 6.9 mi
- Southside Park: 7.1 mi
- Aborted Babies Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 12.0 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 12.0 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 12.0 mi
- Bluestem: 4.7 mi
- Eternal Flame: 4.8 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 6.9 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Bunny: 12.0 mi
- Iowa Arboretum & Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Long Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Big Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Ledges State Park: 8.8 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 13.1 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 13.7 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 13.7 mi
- Pole Position Raceway: 13.8 mi
- Goat Pen: 17.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.8 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 13.1 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 13.1 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 13.1 mi
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 11.5 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 13.2 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 13.2 mi
- Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 21.2 mi
- Pilot Mound: 21.5 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madrid Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NNW 333° | 362.7 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 8 WSW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367089552
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