Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum
Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 318 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Platt Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 318 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Platt Park: 0.2 mi
- Levin Park: 0.7 mi
- Orville Christophel Park: 0.8 mi
- Plaza Park: 0.9 mi
- Wings Park: 1.2 mi
- Nibeck Wildlife Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Otter Creek Wildlife Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Fairbank Fen: 5.2 mi
- Bryantsburg Area: 6.1 mi
- Swartz Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Hub City Heritage Railway Museum: 0.8 mi
- Heatland Acres Exhibition Center: 15.1 mi
- Readlyn Historical Society: 16.2 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 19.0 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 19.8 mi
- Bear Hill: 11.5 mi
- Corn Hill: 13.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 19.3 mi
- Wolf Hill: 19.8 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 17.8 mi
- POW Memorial: 24.8 mi
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 24.8 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 10.6 mi
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 24.8 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 19.1 mi
- Statue Of Liberty Replica: 24.8 mi
- NEIFB Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- People's Garden: 24.3 mi
- Richmond Spring: 18.0 mi
- 325th Street: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | NE 42° | 364 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | ENE 58° | 360 m | 11.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | ESE 106° | 339 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 65° | 329 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oelwein 2 S, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089568
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