Beach · Iowa
Crescent Beach
Crescent Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 426 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Milford Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 426 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.36542, -95.17085
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gull Point State Park: 0.4 mi
- Emerson Bay State Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Howard Titterington City Park: 1.1 mi
- Alex Danbom Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Pillsbury Point State Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Minnewashta Access: 2.4 mi
- Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve: 2.8 mi
- WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Little Foote Forest: 3.1 mi
- Little Sioux Savanna: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 46
- Milford Beach: 0.0 mi
- Spencer Beach: 0.6 mi
- Arrowhead Beach: 0.6 mi
- Gull Point Public Beach: 0.6 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 0.6 mi
Museums: 13
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 1.8 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 1.8 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 1.8 mi
- Higgins Museum: 2.1 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Bike Monument: 0.6 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 1.5 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 11.8 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 3
- Ocheyedan Mound: 17.8 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 17.9 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Estherville Rock Garden: 16.5 mi
- Emmet County Nature Center: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 19.2 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 20.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pumpkin Patch: 2.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crescent Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | W 278° | 490 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | NW 308° | 480.3 m | 17.9 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | ENE 58° | 429.8 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford 4 NW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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