Beach · Iowa
Moores Beach
Moores Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 426 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Hills Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 426 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.38857, -95.08805
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Prairie Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Pachmayr Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Minnewashta Access: 2.8 mi
- Pleasant Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
Parks: 56
- Elinor Bedell State Park: 1.8 mi
- Hattie Elston Park: 2.1 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 2.3 mi
- Bob Allen Park: 2.5 mi
- Sawmill Park: 2.5 mi
Beaches: 44
- Twin Hills Beach: 0.7 mi
- Kellys Beach: 0.9 mi
- East Okoboji Beach: 1.7 mi
- Brooks Beach: 1.9 mi
- Kruses Beach: 2.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Higgins Museum: 2.5 mi
- Dickinson County Museum: 2.6 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 2.9 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 2.9 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 3.1 mi
- Bike Monument: 4.8 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 9.6 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 3
- Martin County Highest Point: 14.4 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 20.6 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Estherville Rock Garden: 12.2 mi
- Emmet County Nature Center: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 17.1 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 17.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pumpkin Patch: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moores Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | W 273° | 490 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | WNW 297° | 480 m | 20.6 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | NE 55° | 430 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 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.
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