Presidential Library and Museum
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Presidential Library and Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Isis, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial place of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa. The library contains approximately 30,000 photographs, 700 films, and 390 audio recordings related to Hoover's presidency. The library is one of thirteen presidential libraries run by the National Archives and Records Administration.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1962-08-10.
Wikidata Q5734521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.5 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Square: 0.2 mi
- Beranek Park: 0.3 mi
- Wapsi Creek Park: 0.4 mi
- Lions Field: 0.5 mi
- Cubby Park: 0.6 mi
- Hora Woods: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 7.0 mi
- Harvest Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Whispering Meadows Wetland: 8.2 mi
- Statue of Isis: 0.1 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 0.1 mi
- House of the Maples: 0.1 mi
- P.T. Smith House: 0.1 mi
- Hayhurst House: 0.1 mi
- Man on a Bench: 7.1 mi
- Visionary Stone: 7.1 mi
- Life: 7.3 mi
- Family: 7.3 mi
- Relationships: 7.3 mi
- Appreciation Park: 0.2 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 0.2 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 0.6 mi
- Travelers Rest: 0.6 mi
- William Maxon's Home Memorial: 6.7 mi
- West Branch Heritage Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 9.7 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 9.7 mi
- Old Capitol: 9.7 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 9.9 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 13.6 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 13.6 mi
- I-80 WB: 15.3 mi
- I-80 EB: 15.3 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 21.5 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 0.1 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 0.1 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Perkl: 12.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 12.4 mi
- Cremation Garden: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Presidential Library and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | WNW 288° | 257 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 274° | 244 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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