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Wilder Memorial Museum

Wilder Memorial Museum from directly overhead

Wilder Memorial Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 370 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Largest Strawberry, a artwork 0.1 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
370 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68413, -91.53603

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Campbell Park: 0.8 mi
  • Joy Springs Park: 3.3 mi
  • Gifford Railroad Right of Way: 5.9 mi
  • Edgewood City Park: 7.3 mi
  • Mederville Canoe Access: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Wolf Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 6.9 mi
  • Chicken Ridge: 10.1 mi
  • Bear Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Corn Hill: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 11.8 mi
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery: 16.9 mi
  • Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfalls: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilder Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillNW 310°364 m13.2 mi
Bear HillWNW 298°360 m10.3 mi
Chicken RidgeNNE 28°355 m10.1 mi
Wolf HillS 180°339 m6.7 mi
Pilot KnobNNW 348°329 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:19
June solstice05:2920:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3415:5016:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465868716961493523
Precip in1.31.32.04.04.76.74.63.93.62.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367089585

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