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Swensrud School Museum

Swensrud School Museum from directly overhead

Swensrud School Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 375 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Worth County Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 83 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
375 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44362, -93.21867

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Park: 0.0 mi
  • Swensrud Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hurd Park: 0.3 mi
  • Worth County Fairgrounds: 0.4 mi
  • Kuennen's Quarry: 2.2 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 4
  • Mower County Fairgrounds: 18.8 mi
  • Rancho Deluxe: 20.1 mi
  • The Music Man Square: 20.4 mi
  • Lansing Corners: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Albert Lea Beach: 16.4 mi
  • City Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Clear Lake State Park Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
  • Rest Area: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSW 232°443 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3320:1420:58
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4315:5316:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730435666696759463219
Precip in1.11.02.03.84.85.14.73.93.32.71.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northwood, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089577

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