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McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House

McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House from directly overhead

McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 468 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
468 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.40358, -95.74335

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Park: 0.1 mi
  • Robinson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fairgrounds Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sharbondy Park: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 11
  • George Bicentennial Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 15.8 mi
  • Prairie School Historical Building: 15.8 mi
  • Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 15.8 mi
  • Prairie School No. 1 Historical Building: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Hawkeye Point: 4.3 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 11.2 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Lyon County Freedom Rock: 13.6 mi
  • O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Getting's Garden: 11.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawkeye PointNNE 24°509 m4.3 mi
Ocheyedan MoundE 90°490 m11.2 mi
Jackson County Highest PointENE 60°480.3 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:35
June solstice05:4320:2421:08
September equinox07:1118:4519:22
December solstice07:5316:0416:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483220
Precip in0.70.81.63.24.14.93.33.63.32.31.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089743

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