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Warren County Historical Museum

Warren County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Warren County Historical Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 294 m. The nearest named place is McCord Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 46 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
294 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35725, -93.57777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McCord Park: 0.5 mi
  • Willow Creek Totlot: 0.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • South Town Park: 0.7 mi
  • Barker Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Trumpeter Swans: 11.4 mi
  • Giraffe Feeding: 11.4 mi
  • Carousel: 11.4 mi
  • Model Railroad: 16.4 mi
  • Snakes Alive: 16.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 51
  • Whitley Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • City Water Pump: 5.4 mi
  • P-51: 13.4 mi
  • F-16: 13.5 mi
  • Birthplace of Des Moines Cabin: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Gardens: 21
  • Care Center Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Arie Den Boer Arboretum: 15.3 mi
  • Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 16.0 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 1
  • Easter Lake Beach: 13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4220:1020:52
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3816:0416:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222638506171757365533927
Precip in0.91.41.93.95.65.74.33.93.93.01.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianola 2W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089650

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