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Moores Beach

Moores Beach from directly overhead

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
  • Elinor Bedell State Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hattie Elston Park: 2.1 mi
  • Dickinson County Trailhead: 2.1 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bob Allen Park: 2.5 mi
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 273°490 m21.8 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 297°480.3 m20.6 mi
Martin County Highest PointNE 55°429.8 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:05
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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/354310937

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