Museum · Iowa
Zion School Museum
Zion School Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 218 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. Great River Road passes 7.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 218 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.92170, -91.22793
- 7.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 109.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.2 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Zion School Museum: 0.0 mi
- Big Hollow Creek Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Water's Roadside Park: 5.9 mi
- Cartwright Park: 7.0 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hickory Bend: 0.7 mi
- Kevin J. Gahn Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
- Hoover Nature Trail Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Starr's Cave State Preserve: 6.7 mi
- North Gorge: 7.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Dover Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Garrett-Phelps House Museum: 9.9 mi
- Heritage Center Museum: 10.0 mi
- Apple Trees Museum: 10.4 mi
- Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 7.8 mi
- Snake Alley: 9.9 mi
- Fire Bell: 10.1 mi
- CB&Q Steam Engine 3003: 10.3 mi
- West Point Freedom Rock: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Des Moines County Fair: 7.9 mi
- Sante Fe Locomotive: 20.6 mi
- CB&Q Depot: 20.7 mi
- Sante Fe Caboose: 20.7 mi
- ATSF Depot: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- Art Gallery: 8.0 mi
- Art Display: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 2
- Jollyville Hill: 16.3 mi
- Gittings Mound: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- East Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bald Bluff: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zion School Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | SSE 155° | 230 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jollyville Hill | S 181° | 161 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladstone DAM 18, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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