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Gilleys Beach

Gilleys Beach from directly overhead

Gilleys Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 433 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pillsbury Point State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31810929, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
433 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.36246, -95.14333

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pillsbury Point State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Abbie Gardner Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gull Point State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Harmony Park: 0.4 mi
  • Arnolds Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Minnewashta Access: 1.0 mi
  • Pachmayr Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
  • WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
  • Little Sioux Savanna: 3.7 mi
  • Little Foote Forest: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 6
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Bike Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 11.6 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 15.3 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Martin County Highest Point: 17.7 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 19.2 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 20.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 2.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 278°490 m19.2 mi
Jackson County Highest PointNW 306°480.3 m19.2 mi
Martin County Highest PointNE 55°429.8 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:05
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0216:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465969737063493421
Precip in0.70.71.63.34.24.53.43.53.22.21.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford 4 NW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354345158

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