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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

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
Parks: 56
  • 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
Beaches: 44
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 MoundW490 m19.2 mi
Jackson County Highest PointNW480 m19.2 mi
Martin County Highest PointNE430 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 50–80 °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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