Union Depot
Union Depot is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 109 miles off.
The story
railway station in Iowa Falls, the United States of America
Wikidata Q28125764, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Fall Historical Society
How to reach it
- 109.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Park: 0.1 mi
- Oak Park: 0.3 mi
- Estes Park: 0.4 mi
- Julia O'Neil Park: 0.5 mi
- Dougans Landing: 0.6 mi
- Bob and Eleanor Weldon Wildlife Area: 0.9 mi
- Ira Nichols Outdoor Classroom: 1.0 mi
- Iowa Falls River Access: 1.0 mi
- Hansen Wetland: 2.0 mi
- Weldon Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 0.4 mi
- Dow House: 0.4 mi
- REA Power Plant Museum: 11.5 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 13.0 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 13.0 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 10.5 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.4 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Arboretum: 15.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 12.5 mi
- Civil War Statue: 13.7 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 14.7 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | NE 53° | 306 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13007169139
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