Farmers Beach
Farmers Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 374 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 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 108 miles off.
The story
beach in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States
Wikidata Q31810921, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 374 m
How to reach it
- 108.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ventura Marsh/Clear Lake: 0.1 mi
- McIntosh Woods State Park: 1.0 mi
- McIntosh Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Clear Lake Woods: 1.5 mi
- Bluewing Marsh: 1.6 mi
- PM Odd Fellows Park: 1.6 mi
- Clear Lake Access: 1.6 mi
- Ventura City Park: 1.6 mi
- West Lake Park: 2.1 mi
- Armour Pugh Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Clear Lake Fire Museum: 4.1 mi
- Kinney Pioneer Museum: 6.3 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 10.5 mi
- Charles H MacNider Museum: 13.1 mi
- Lime Creek Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 3.6 mi
- National Register of Historic Places: 3.7 mi
- World Trade Center Steel Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 8.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Dodges Beach: 0.6 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- City Beach: 3.8 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 8.4 mi
- Harmony in Light: 12.9 mi
- The Music Man Square: 13.0 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 13.3 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 4.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 11.1 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farmers Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNW 332° | 443 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:56 | 16:42 |
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 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason City Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354345031
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