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Red Barn Model Railroad Museum

Red Barn Model Railroad Museum from directly overhead

Red Barn Model Railroad Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 307 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
307 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59721, -91.53181

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Campbell Park: 5.2 mi
  • Joy Springs Park: 6.2 mi
  • Coffins Grove County Park: 7.0 mi
  • Edgewood City Park: 7.3 mi
  • Seibert Park: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 57
  • Maquoketa River Angler Access Easement: 4.5 mi
  • Maquoketa River Angler Access Easement: 4.9 mi
  • Wehner Woods: 5.3 mi
  • Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
  • Stone's Plantation: 7.8 mi
Museums: 13
Peaks: 5
  • Wolf Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 12.9 mi
  • Bear Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Chicken Ridge: 15.6 mi
  • Corn Hill: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 10.1 mi
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery: 11.6 mi
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfalls: 15.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillNW 324°364 m17.8 mi
Bear HillNW 319°360 m14.3 mi
Chicken RidgeNNE 17°355 m15.6 mi
Wolf HillSSW 199°339 m0.7 mi
Pilot KnobN 353°329 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3415:5116:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134465868726962493524
Precip in1.11.32.13.84.56.04.84.13.83.12.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367089354

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