Maple Oak Beach
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
- McClelland Beach: 2.3 mi
- Trickle Slough Area: 2.4 mi
- Hales Slough Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Inwood Park Beach: 0.6 mi
- Miniwaukon Beach: 1.2 mi
- Orleans Beach: 1.3 mi
- Ainsworth Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pioneer Beach: 1.8 mi
- Dickinson County Museum: 3.2 mi
- Higgins Museum: 6.4 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 7.4 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 7.4 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 7.4 mi
- 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
- 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 Area (I-90 East Bound): 11.7 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 12.5 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 12.8 mi
- Emmet County Nature Center: 22.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | W 259° | 490 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | WNW 282° | 480 m | 19.0 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | ENE 76° | 430 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:01 | 16:48 |
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 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spirit Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354346184
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