Museum · Iowa
Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill
Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 269 m. The nearest named place is Vermeer Windmill, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 40 miles off.
The story
city in Marion County, Iowa, United States
Dates from 1847.
Wikidata Q1778791, matched on coordinates and name (288 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pella Historical Museums
How to reach it
Coordinates41.40639, -92.91395
- 40.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 92.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
- Sunken Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- West Market Park: 0.5 mi
- South Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 46
- Big Rock City Park: 1.5 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 3.6 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 5.2 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 5.4 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Civil War Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tulip Toren: 0.2 mi
- Pella 155mm Howitzer: 0.2 mi
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Van Wyk Winery: 12.4 mi
Museums: 11
- Fire Station Museum: 0.2 mi
- Scholte House Museum & Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Rolscreen Museum: 0.5 mi
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 2.2 mi
- National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Central College Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Vermeer Windmill: 0.0 mi
- Klokkenspel: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Rock Creek Beach: 23.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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