McHose Park
McHose Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Herman Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Herman Park: 0.4 mi
- Opal Dubois Anderson Park: 0.8 mi
- Milwaukee Park: 1.1 mi
- Blair Park: 1.4 mi
- Cummings Park: 1.6 mi
- Ledges State Park: 3.3 mi
- Dickcissel Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Harrier Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Iowa National Heritage Foundation: 6.4 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 6.5 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 6.6 mi
- Eternal Flame: 7.3 mi
- Bluestem: 7.4 mi
- Barbara’s Portal: 10.0 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Founders Rock: 6.1 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 10.1 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 10.1 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 10.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 7.3 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 12.8 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 12.9 mi
- Outdoor Living Room: 12.9 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 1.4 mi
- Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 2.9 mi
- Battin Chapel: 5.3 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 5.3 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 1.7 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 1.7 mi
- "Twister Hill": 9.4 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 12.9 mi
- Story City Carousel: 18.3 mi
- Pilot Mound: 9.9 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 22.8 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McHose Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NW 321° | 362.7 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone, under a mile away.
- Japanese Beetle13 obs
- White-tailed Deer10 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
- Western Honey Bee8 obs
- Grapevine Beetle8 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee8 obs
- American germander7 obs
- Rock Pigeon6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/315086798
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