Sweet Vale of Avoca Heritage Museum
Sweet Vale of Avoca Heritage Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 347 m. The nearest named place is Volkswagen Beetle Spider, a park 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 24 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Dates from 1869.
Wikidata Q1914591, matched on coordinates and name (621 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 347 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 30 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Volkswagen Beetle Spider: 0.6 mi
- Eddington Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Nishna Bend Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Prairie Rose State Park: 10.8 mi
- Walnut Creek Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Shelby County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Nishna Heritage Museum: 12.2 mi
- Museum of Danish America: 16.1 mi
- Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center: 16.3 mi
- Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Indian Creek Wildlife Area: 15.6 mi
- Iranistan Rock Quarry Park: 16.0 mi
- Pellet Memorial Woods State Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 17.7 mi
- Heart of Honor: 20.4 mi
- Word of Honor: 22.3 mi
- Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch: 12.4 mi
- B-B Town Ball Field: 21.7 mi
- Juniper Falls: 12.1 mi
- Grotto: 23.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlan, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1194005960
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- Missouri Valley · 29 mi
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