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Pioneer Historical Museum

Pioneer Historical Museum from directly overhead

Pioneer Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. Bryan Hill stands 202 m to the southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Lake Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63972, -91.74050

120 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Indian Lake Park: 0.8 mi
  • Battle of Athens State Historic Site: 4.0 mi
  • Croton Civil War Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
  • Bonaparte City Park: 5.3 mi
  • Bentonsport Riverside Park: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • CB&Q Depot: 22.4 mi
  • ATSF Depot: 22.4 mi
  • Sante Fe Caboose: 22.4 mi
  • Sante Fe Locomotive: 22.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Bryan Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Martin Pond: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Riley Creek Rest Area: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bryan HillSE 136°202 m9.4 mi
Mount MoriahESE 121°195 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3720:0120:42
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2816:0016:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840526372767466544129
Precip in1.51.92.63.75.05.04.23.93.93.12.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donnellson, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089471

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