Voyage Home Riverside History Center
Voyage Home Riverside History Center is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 31 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Washington County, Iowa, USA
Dates from 1872.
Wikidata Q1925824, matched on coordinates and name (469 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
- 31.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.9 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Railroad Park: 0.0 mi
- Legion Park: 0.1 mi
- Hall Park: 0.3 mi
- Iowa Township Park: 0.4 mi
- River Junction Access Area: 4.0 mi
- Pechman Creek Delta Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Belgum Grove: 5.8 mi
- Crawford Pond Park: 10.3 mi
- Mesquakie Park: 10.3 mi
- Frytown Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 12.5 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 15.0 mi
- Colony Acres: 17.3 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 17.4 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 17.6 mi
- Weatherdance Fountain: 12.5 mi
- Coexist: 12.6 mi
- Brain: 12.8 mi
- Prairie Breeze Bench: 13.9 mi
- A Thousand Acres: 13.9 mi
- Lone Tree Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 12.4 mi
- Old Capitol: 12.6 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 12.6 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 12.7 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
- Herky: 12.7 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 17.2 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 17.6 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 17.6 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Midway: 11.9 mi
- Nira: 19.4 mi
- Hinkletown: 20.4 mi
- Cremation Garden: 12.5 mi
- Monarch Garden: 17.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.7 mi
- Perkl: 16.8 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Voyage Home Riverside History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | N 0° | 257 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNW 336° | 244 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
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 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/573276078
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