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Ainsworth Beach

Ainsworth Beach from directly overhead

Ainsworth Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Orleans Access, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31810862, matched on coordinates and name (170 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
427 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44672, -95.09578

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orleans Access: 0.0 mi
  • Sprit Lake Outlet County Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gilbert Park: 0.9 mi
  • Templar State Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • East Okoboji Access: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 5.5 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Bike Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 13.0 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Martin County Highest Point: 12.8 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 18.7 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 21.0 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 13.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 8.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 262°490 m21.6 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 287°480.3 m18.7 mi
Martin County Highest PointENE 71°429.8 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:05
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162032465869737063493421
Precip in0.50.61.43.04.14.83.53.73.02.11.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spirit Lake, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354346170

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