- Elevation, modelled
- 272 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Mound362.7 m · 23.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9950, -93.6047
Country Gables Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 272 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is State Forest Nursery, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Ames
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Country Gables Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 298° | 362.7 m | 23.4 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 135.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- State Forest Nursery: 0.3 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 1.5 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 3.6 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Greenbriar Park: 1.5 mi
- Ioway Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- O'Neil Park: 2.0 mi
- 265th Street Canoe Access: 2.0 mi
- Christofferson Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Monolith: 1.8 mi
- Pediment: 2.0 mi
- I Will: 2.0 mi
- Moon Rising: 2.0 mi
- Dikotomia: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 54
- Elwood the Gnome: 2.0 mi
- Goat Pen: 10.1 mi
- Turkey Pen: 10.1 mi
- Chickens: 10.1 mi
- Ducks: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 0.7 mi
- O'Neil Park Rock: 2.0 mi
- Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock: 2.0 mi
- Stuart Smith Park Garden Rock: 2.0 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 22
- Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 2.0 mi
- Trial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 2.0 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
Museums: 20
- Ames History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- Farm House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Mound: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, under a mile away.
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