Skip to content

Maple Oak Beach

Maple Oak Beach from directly overhead

Maple Oak Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 431 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Inwood Park Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States

Wikidata Q31811048, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
431 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.46579, -95.08361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spirit Lake State Game Management Area: 0.9 mi
  • Orleans Access: 1.5 mi
  • Sprit Lake Outlet County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Templar State Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Marble Beach State Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 4.3 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 7.5 mi
  • Bike Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 12.8 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Martin County Highest Point: 11.9 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 19.0 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 19.7 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 12.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 10.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 259°490 m22.4 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 282°480.3 m19.0 mi
Martin County Highest PointENE 76°429.8 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:05
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354346184

More beaches in Iowa

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Maple Oak Beach.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens