Museum · Iowa
Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum
Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Western Skies Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles.
Open for specific occassions only.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.72767, -95.47331
- 0.7 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
86 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 47
- Whispering Pines Park: 0.2 mi
- Schimerowski Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Pioneer Park: 9.1 mi
- North Park: 9.2 mi
- Potters Park: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 17
- Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch: 7.5 mi
- The Booster Buck: 10.8 mi
- McClean Museum: 10.8 mi
- Dougal House: 10.8 mi
- Merry Brook Schoolhouse & Harrison County Historical Society: 11.9 mi
Museums: 10
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Shelby County Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Cen + Ten Museum: 14.4 mi
- Sweet Vale of Avoca Heritage Museum: 18.4 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Rosenow Timber Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Manteno County Park: 8.8 mi
- Six Bee Tree Nature Area: 8.8 mi
- Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area: 12.2 mi
- Vern and Wilmer Petersen Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Juniper Falls: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Grotto: 9.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9619273631
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