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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: 56
  • 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: 44
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 MoundW490 m22.4 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW480 m20.6 mi
Martin County Highest PointENE430 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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