Sanford Museum and Planetarium
Sanford Museum and Planetarium is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 364 m. Pilot Rock stands 366 m to the south, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanford Lane Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 364 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
116 named places within 25 miles
- Sue Jordahl Canoe Access: 2.1 mi
- Patterson Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Redtail Ridge Habitat Area: 5.6 mi
- Barnes Area County Park: 6.0 mi
- Nester Stiles State Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Sanford Lane Park: 0.0 mi
- Poulson Park: 0.2 mi
- Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Wescott Park: 0.5 mi
- Gillette Park: 0.5 mi
- Tallman Museum: 1.2 mi
- Kirchner Park & Museum: 15.6 mi
- Kirchner Park & Museum: 15.7 mi
- Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum: 19.1 mi
- Living Heritage Tree Museum: 19.2 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Benches: 9.6 mi
- Victory Arch: 18.9 mi
- Casino Beach: 18.5 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 21.0 mi
- Pilot Rock: 3.8 mi
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural: 9.5 mi
- Kolb Memorial Garden: 20.3 mi
- Fighter jets: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sanford Museum and Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | S 182° | 366 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:06 | 16:52 |
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 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherokee, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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