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Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach from directly overhead

Manhattan Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 431 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Omaha Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
431 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.39226, -95.16577

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sherwood Forest: 1.1 mi
  • Inn Area Access: 1.3 mi
  • Gull Point State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Kenue Park: 1.5 mi
  • Speier Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
  • West Okoboji Wetlands Complex: 1.8 mi
  • Minnewashta Access: 3.2 mi
  • Pachmayr Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
  • Cayler Prairie State Preserve: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 6
  • Bike Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 10.0 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 16.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 17.1 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 17.6 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 17.3 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 18.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 4.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 272°490 m17.9 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 302°480.3 m17.1 mi
Martin County Highest PointENE 63°429.8 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:06
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1374213151

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