Museum · Iowa
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 239 m. The nearest named place is Glendale Access, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 77 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 239 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.33251, -92.62186
- 77.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 42.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
127 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 51
- City Square Park: 2.9 mi
- Hewitt Jaycee Park: 3.0 mi
- Keating Jaycee Park: 3.3 mi
- Edmundson Park: 3.8 mi
- Nicholson Park: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 42
- Glendale Access: 1.6 mi
- Russell Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Caldwell Park: 2.8 mi
- Peter's Wildlife: 3.4 mi
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 14.0 mi
- What Cheer Brick School Museum: 14.7 mi
- Rolscreen Museum: 15.9 mi
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill: 16.0 mi
- Fire Station Museum: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 2.9 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 16.1 mi
- Tulip Toren: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 15.9 mi
- Dudley: 17.0 mi
- Lancaster: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Vermeer Windmill: 16.0 mi
- Klokkenspel: 16.1 mi
- M113: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Central College Garden: 16.4 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Ottumwa: 24.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oskaloosa, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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