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Crandalls Beach

Crandalls Beach from directly overhead

Crandalls Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 428 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31810895, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.49052, -95.12500

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marble Beach State Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Public Water Access: 1.8 mi
  • Spirit Lake State Game Management Area: 1.8 mi
  • Templar State Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Anderson Park: 2.5 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 2.9 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Bike Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 15.3 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Martin County Highest Point: 13.6 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 16.6 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 18.1 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 11.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundWSW 253°490 m20.8 mi
Jackson County Highest PointW 278°480.3 m16.6 mi
Martin County Highest PointE 85°429.8 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:06
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354299342

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