Plagmans Barn Museum
Plagmans Barn Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 199 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkport, a ghost town 1.7 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 199 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.4 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 18 mi
- Fire Point · 25 mi
- Hanging Rock · 25 mi
- luster Heights · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colesburg City Park: 7.1 mi
- Pickle ball courts: 7.6 mi
- Mississippi Valley Overlook: 7.8 mi
- Skate park: 7.8 mi
- Playground: 7.8 mi
- Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge - Pine Creek Unit: 5.4 mi
- Cow Branch Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Merritt Forest State Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Rentz Memorial Woods State Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Ecology Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Lockmasters House Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- Garnavillo Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Carter House Museum: 11.4 mi
- Stonefield Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 12.8 mi
- The American Legion & Auxiliary Post #482: 13.3 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 17.8 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 11.3 mi
- Hefel Ridge: 13.9 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 15.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.6 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 18.2 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 8.0 mi
- Field of Dreams: 19.3 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 20.8 mi
- St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground: 22.0 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 22.1 mi
- Elkport: 1.7 mi
- Littleport: 6.5 mi
- York: 12.6 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 22.6 mi
- Hartwick: 23.5 mi
- Point Ann: 19.8 mi
- Nezekaw Point: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 24.4 mi
- Fire Point: 24.5 mi
- Waterfalls: 5.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.1 mi
- Richmond Spring: 17.5 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 15.4 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 21.0 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 15.1 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plagmans Barn Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | ESE 112° | 374 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 272° | 360 m | 24.1 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | WNW 297° | 355 m | 11.3 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | ESE 113° | 355 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mondell Hill | NNE 18° | 347 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SW 235° | 339 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 280° | 329 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | ESE 108° | 281 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guttenberg L&D 10, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089581
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