Museum · Iowa
REA Power Plant Museum
REA Power Plant Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Maynes Grove, a park 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 105 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Old Generator Station
How to reach it
Coordinates42.68736, -93.23301
- 105.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Maynes Grove: 1.5 mi
- Mallory Memorial County Park: 1.7 mi
- Burkley Park: 3.5 mi
- Hampton City Park: 3.9 mi
- Progress Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Longdpun Habitat Area - Lukes Wetland: 5.1 mi
- Spring Creek Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Ira Nichols Outdoor Classroom: 11.2 mi
- Girl Scout Area: 11.9 mi
- Bob and Eleanor Weldon Wildlife Area: 12.0 mi
Museums: 13
- Franklin County Historical Soc: 3.8 mi
- Franklin County Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Dow House: 11.5 mi
- Union Depot: 11.5 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 12.9 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 13.7 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Old Dam: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Fort Sumter Rock: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hughes: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Eldora Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of REA Power Plant Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | E 82° | 306 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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