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Dodges Beach

Dodges Beach from directly overhead

Dodges Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 375 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ventura Marsh/Clear Lake, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 107 miles off.

The story

beach in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31810903, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
375 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11218, -93.43771

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • PM Odd Fellows Park: 0.9 mi
  • Armour Pugh Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Clear Lake Access: 2.0 mi
  • Ventura City Park: 2.1 mi
  • Country Club Hights Park: 2.3 mi
Museums: 15
  • Clear Lake Fire Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Kinney Pioneer Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Klemme Homestead Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Charles H MacNider Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Lime Creek Nature Center: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Three Stars Monument: 3.0 mi
  • National Register of Historic Places: 3.1 mi
  • World Trade Center Steel Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Buddy Holly Glasses: 8.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Farmers Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Clear Lake State Park Beach: 2.1 mi
  • City Beach: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • The Music Man Square: 12.3 mi
  • Rancho Deluxe: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNNW 329°443 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3520:1420:58
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:4315:5616:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465869726961483422
Precip in0.91.22.34.15.15.44.43.83.42.51.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason City Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354343792

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