Museum · Iowa
Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum
Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. The nearest named place is Train Mural Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off.
The story
city in Marion County, Iowa, United States
Wikidata Q1002475, matched on coordinates and name (111 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 289 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.22403, -93.24169
- 103.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 54.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Train Mural Park: 0.0 mi
- Lacona Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Marion County Park: 8.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.3 mi
- Youngs Park: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Bauer Park: 4.2 mi
- Williamson Pond Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Woodland Mounds State Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 13.2 mi
- Broadhead Woods Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
Museums: 13
- Belinda Toy and Antique Museum: 6.3 mi
- Williamson School Museum: 9.4 mi
- National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum: 9.9 mi
- Lucas County Museum: 15.0 mi
- John L Lewis Mining and Labor Museum: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
- City Water Pump: 15.5 mi
- Whitley Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Pella 155mm Howitzer: 21.0 mi
- Tulip Toren: 21.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Central College Garden: 20.5 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Care Center Garden: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Klokkenspel: 21.1 mi
- Vermeer Windmill: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 22.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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