- Elevation, modelled
- 210 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore289 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway19.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6440, -91.4955
Mercer Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 210 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 20 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mercer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 289 m | 23.3 mi |
| Perkl | NW 323° | 257 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 286° | 244 m | 11.1 mi |
- 19.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 27.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 21.0 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Court Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- James Alan McPherson Park: 0.8 mi
- Fairmeadows Park: 0.8 mi
- Chadek Green Park: 0.9 mi
- Scott Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Whispering Meadows Wetland: 0.9 mi
- Longfellow Nature Trail: 1.1 mi
- Saddlebrook Marsh: 1.5 mi
- Harvest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Pappy Dickens Preserve: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 26
- Visionary Stone: 2.0 mi
- Man on a Bench: 2.0 mi
- Family: 2.2 mi
- Coexist: 2.2 mi
- Weatherdance Fountain: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 23
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 2.2 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 4.5 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 7.6 mi
- Hayhurst House: 7.8 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 7.8 mi
Museums: 22
- Museum of Natural History: 2.4 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 2.4 mi
- Old Capitol: 2.4 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Herky: 2.5 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 4.9 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 7.6 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 17.9 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 17.9 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 21.1 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 21.1 mi
- I-80 WB: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 7.7 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 7.8 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 3
- Perkl: 6.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Cremation Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 8.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City, 3 mi away.
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