Sheldon Prairie Museum
Sheldon Prairie Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 436 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 436 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheldon City Park: 0.4 mi
- Thorman Park: 0.6 mi
- Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Sunrise Park: 1.2 mi
- Schemper Park: 1.5 mi
- Otter Creek Public Hunting Area: 7.3 mi
- Strouth Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Otter Creek - Vreeman Tract: 7.9 mi
- Bruce Schomaker Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Floyd River Wildlife Complex A: 11.3 mi
- Prairie Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Prairie Arts Historical Park: 0.8 mi
- Floyd Township School No. 8 Historical Building: 0.8 mi
- Prairie School No. 1 Historical Building: 0.8 mi
- Prairie School Historical Building: 0.8 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 10.0 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 13.7 mi
- Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Getting's Garden: 7.6 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 15.9 mi
- Greenhouse: 17.2 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 20.7 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 22.8 mi
- Visitor Center: 16.1 mi
- The Gift: 17.2 mi
- Lakewood: 19.3 mi
- Sand Beach: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheldon Prairie Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | NNE 21° | 509 m | 20.7 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | NE 47° | 490 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:24 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:05 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheldon, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367089752
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