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National Motorcycle Museum

National Motorcycle Museum from directly overhead

National Motorcycle Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 252 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wapsi-Ana Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
252 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10507, -91.26599

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wapsi-Ana Park: 0.5 mi
  • Serenity Park: 1.1 mi
  • Remley Woods: 1.2 mi
  • St. Patricks City Park: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Hope Public Access: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Museums: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Kiosks: 14.8 mi
  • Butterfly Wings: 17.7 mi
  • DKW Art Gallery: 17.9 mi
  • Butterfly Wings: 17.9 mi
  • Lion: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • John Conley: 18.2 mi
  • Sister Frances Warde: 21.0 mi
  • Sister Catherine McAuley: 21.0 mi
  • The Coe "Victory" Bell: 21.8 mi
  • Tree of Five Seasons: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Riverside Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Andreas garden: 21.0 mi
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Boxcar: 18.3 mi
  • M101: 19.0 mi
  • The 5th Realm: 19.3 mi
  • Johnson County Freedom Rock: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Chimney Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Goose Rock: 20.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 21.6 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreWSW 243°289 m22.0 mi
Chimney RockNE 50°258 m12.3 mi
Goose RockE 81°214 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:3020:0320:45
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3115:5216:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182235485969727062503625
Precip in1.51.61.84.04.85.85.24.53.73.22.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anamosa 1 WNW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089376

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