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National Farm Toy Museum, a museum in Iowa
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National Farm Toy Museum, a museum in Iowa
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National Farm Toy Museum, a museum in Iowa
Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
National Farm Toy Museum, a museum in Iowa
Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5

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National Farm Toy Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 294 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Commercial Club Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 15 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The National Farm Toy Museum is a museum located in Dyersville, Iowa, that specializes in preserving and displaying scale models, replicas, and toys based on farm equipment. The initial idea of the museum came from the founders of the Ertl Company, Dave Bell and Claire Scheibe.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1986.

Wikidata Q12062388, matched on coordinates and name (111 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
294 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.47109, -91.11134

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Commercial Club Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dyersville Community Center Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dyersville Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Westside Park Addition: 1.1 mi
  • Northside Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Ram: 21.4 mi
  • The Inevitability of Land: 22.4 mi
  • Healing Waters: 22.5 mi
  • Each One, Teach One, Two Learn: 22.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 16
Attractions: 11
  • Field of Dreams: 3.4 mi
  • M101: 12.8 mi
  • Boxcar: 13.0 mi
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery: 14.5 mi
  • Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 21.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Sugar Loaf: 14.2 mi
  • Sundown Mountain: 15.2 mi
  • Balltown Ridge: 15.3 mi
  • Hefel Ridge: 15.7 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfalls: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherrill MoundENE 60°374 m18.4 mi
Balltown RidgeNE 41°355 m15.3 mi
Sundown MountainENE 78°348 m15.2 mi
Wolf HillWNW 291°339 m23.1 mi
Centenial CrossE 95°312.816 m21.3 mi
Hefel RidgeNNE 25°281 m15.7 mi
Chimney RockS 175°258 m17.4 mi
Sugar LoafNNE 33°241 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:2820:0320:46
September equinox06:5218:2619:04
December solstice07:3215:4916:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336486070737163503725
Precip in1.31.42.14.04.26.04.54.63.83.32.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089356

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