Museum · Iowa
Pearl Bottom Museum
Pearl Bottom Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 161 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42112, -91.04645
- On the Great River Road, National
- 30.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 1 mi
- The Oculus · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
- 4th Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Mark Twain Overlook: 0.7 mi
- Eversmeyer Park: 0.8 mi
- Taylor Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Pecan Grove Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Deep Lakes Park: 4.1 mi
- Shield Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Kilpeck Landing: 8.0 mi
- Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 19
- P.T. Smith House: 23.1 mi
- House of the Maples: 23.1 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 23.1 mi
- Friends Meetinghouse: 23.1 mi
- Statue of Isis: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Mark Twain Overlook: 0.7 mi
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Benjamin Nye Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 15.5 mi
- William Maxon's Home Memorial: 20.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Louisa County Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- lowa 80 Trucking Museum: 19.5 mi
- Lone Tree Historical Society: 20.2 mi
- Presidential Library and Museum: 23.2 mi
- West Branch Heritage Museum: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-80 EB: 15.1 mi
- I-80 WB: 15.3 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 15.5 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Morning Sun Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 23.3 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 15.8 mi
- Buffalo Beach: 16.7 mi
- West Lake Park Beach: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tree of Life: 19.2 mi
- Metal Monarch: 19.2 mi
- Metal Flower: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Monarch Garden: 19.2 mi
Peaks: 1
- Army Ridge Bluffs: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Midway: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pearl Bottom Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Ridge Bluffs | E 88° | 203 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscatine, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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