Porter House Museum
Porter House Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 275 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library, a museum 0.2 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Porter House Museum is a house and museum in Decorah, Iowa. It was the home of Adelbert Field Porter (1879–1968) and his wife, Grace Young Porter (1880–1964), as well as Grace's mother and father, until their deaths. On August 6, 1975, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (as the Ellsworth-Porter House). The house is built in the Italianate style and is located at 401 W. Broadway in Decorah. It is within the Broadway–Phelps Park Historic District, also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikidata Q20709523, matched on coordinates and name (41 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 275 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 20 mi
- Cedar Point · 29 mi
- Preston Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Christopher Park: 0.4 mi
- Carl Selland Park: 0.6 mi
- Dunnings Spring Park: 0.7 mi
- Winneshiek County Fairgrounds: 0.8 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 1.0 mi
- Phelps Park: 0.6 mi
- Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Highway 52 Surplus: 1.2 mi
- Barnhart - Van Peenen Park: 1.3 mi
- Chattahoochie County Park: 1.8 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 0.2 mi
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 0.2 mi
- Bily Clocks Museum: 10.7 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 11.4 mi
- Steam Engine Museum: 15.1 mi
- Meridian II: 0.9 mi
- Elegy #10: 0.9 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 0.9 mi
- Luther Bell: 1.1 mi
- Niagara Cave: 19.8 mi
- Niagara Cave: 19.8 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 20.8 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 4.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 12.7 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 16.3 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 1.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porter House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | W 280° | 350 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:48 | 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 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089824
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