Museum of Danish America
Museum of Danish America is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 421 m. The nearest named place is Bedstemor's House, a museum 0.4 miles away. Western Skies Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Museum of Danish America (formerly the Danish Immigrant Museum) is a national museum located in Elk Horn, Iowa. Its mission is to "celebrate Danish roots and American dreams."
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1983.
Wikidata Q7728872, matched on coordinates and name (85 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 421 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 31.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
87 named places within 25 miles
- Elk Horn City Park: 0.5 mi
- Prairie Rose State Park: 7.5 mi
- Legion Park: 8.2 mi
- Plow-in-Oak Park: 8.9 mi
- T-Bone Park: 9.2 mi
- Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Wiemann Area: 6.7 mi
- Frank Chapman Pellet Memorial Woods State Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Pellet Memorial Woods State Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Troublesome Creek Wildlife Area: 13.3 mi
- Bedstemor's House: 0.4 mi
- Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center: 0.5 mi
- General Store Museum: 2.4 mi
- Audubon County Courthouse Museum: 10.0 mi
- Audubon County Home: 10.3 mi
- Tree on the road: 13.5 mi
- Tree in the Road: 13.5 mi
- Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch: 15.8 mi
- Jesse James Historical Park: 21.7 mi
- Albert the Bull: 10.9 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 13.4 mi
- John James Audubon Statue: 11.3 mi
- Grotto: 21.5 mi
- Juniper Falls: 15.6 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 17.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Audubon, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089486
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