Skip to content

Marble Rock Historical Society Museum

Marble Rock Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Marble Rock Historical Society Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Kitchen Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 84 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96519, -92.86772

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marble Rock City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tosanak Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Perrin Park: 5.7 mi
  • Wunsch Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Wyatt Park Campgrounds: 7.2 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 6
  • Butler County Freedom Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 21.2 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Rancho Deluxe: 20.9 mi
  • The Music Man Square: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Fort Sumter Rock: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marble Rock Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockS 184°306 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:3320:1120:55
September equinox06:5918:3319:11
December solstice07:4015:5416:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475969727062503523
Precip in1.01.11.93.75.16.14.94.33.82.61.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charles City, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089567

More museums in Iowa

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Marble Rock Historical Society Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens