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Moorehead Historical Museum

Moorehead Historical Museum from directly overhead

Moorehead Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 393 m. Battle Hill stands 388 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Badger Creek Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34165, -95.46889

108 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Badger Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ida Grove City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cobb Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Moorehead Pioneer Park: 1.2 mi
  • Crawford Creek County Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 31
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Fighter jets: 18.5 mi
  • Bald Eagle Nest: 21.6 mi
  • World's Largest Popcorn Ball: 24.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Battle Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Pilot Rock: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Battle HillW 261°388 m6.0 mi
Pilot RockN 350°366 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:34
June solstice05:4620:2021:03
September equinox07:1018:4419:21
December solstice07:4916:0816:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182235476070747164503623

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — IDA Grove 5NW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089489

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