Museum · Iowa
Watson's Grocery Store Museum
Watson's Grocery Store Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. The nearest named place is Kaufman City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
historic grocery store in Iowa, United States
Wikidata Q7974781, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates42.01640, -93.16390
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 115.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.3 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kaufman City Park: 0.4 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.5 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 5.4 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 5.4 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Bear Grove Forest Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Colo Bog: 4.4 mi
- French Grove Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Colo Wetland WMA: 4.8 mi
- Colo Wetland WMA: 5.0 mi
Artworks
- AASOE Site: 22.9 mi
- Cy-House Rock!: 22.9 mi
- AAOSE Site: 23.0 mi
- AAOSE Site: 23.0 mi
- Dire Enticement: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Erickson Park Monument: 19.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 22.5 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 22.9 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 22
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 14.5 mi
- Arboretum: 20.8 mi
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 23.7 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 24.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Weatherbee School Museum: 13.3 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 15.0 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 15.0 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Ducks: 19.0 mi
- Turkey Pen: 19.0 mi
- Chickens: 19.0 mi
- Goat Pen: 19.0 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Rock Creek Beach: 24.8 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Secor: 20.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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