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East Okoboji Beach

East Okoboji Beach from directly overhead

East Okoboji Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 426 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elinor Bedell State Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31810907, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
426 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.41135, -95.07416

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Elinor Bedell State Park: 0.1 mi
  • East Okoboji Access: 1.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 1.7 mi
  • Dickinson County Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Prairie Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
  • Pleasant Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
  • Pachmayr Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
  • WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
  • Hales Slough Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Bike Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 8.0 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 11.6 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Martin County Highest Point: 12.9 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 20.6 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 22.4 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 15.5 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 16.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 269°490 m22.4 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 292°480.3 m20.6 mi
Martin County Highest PointENE 59°429.8 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:05
September equinox07:0818:4219:19
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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/354300445

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