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Taylor County Historical Museum

Taylor County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Taylor County Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 344 m. Devils Horn stands 367 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor County Court Yard, a park 0.2 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
344 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.66688, -94.72175

86 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Taylor County Court Yard: 0.2 mi
  • Bibbins Park: 0.7 mi
  • Windmill Lake County Park: 7.0 mi
  • Sands Timber: 11.8 mi
  • Ross Park: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 11
  • Vernon J. Baker: 17.3 mi
  • Sister Cities: 17.3 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • Page County War Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • Adams County Freedom Rock: 22.2 mi
Museums: 10
Peaks: 4
  • The Mound: 10.4 mi
  • Devils Horn: 12.0 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Mount Waller: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Mozingo Beach: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HornSE 138°367 m12.0 mi
Bunker HillSSE 164°337 m15.1 mi
Mount WallerSE 127°333 m22.9 mi
The MoundSW 215°328 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4920:1320:54
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1216:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222739506171767465533928
Precip in1.11.52.43.65.35.54.64.33.43.02.11.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089612

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