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Omaha Beach

Omaha Beach from directly overhead

Omaha Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 18 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
427 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.39857, -95.15333

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
  • West Okoboji Wetlands Complex: 2.1 mi
  • Minnewashta Access: 3.2 mi
  • Pachmayr Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
  • Cayler Prairie State Preserve: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Sherwood Forest: 0.8 mi
  • Kenue Park: 0.9 mi
  • Inn Area Access: 1.1 mi
  • Pikes Point State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Speier Park: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 46
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 6
  • Bike Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 9.3 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 15.5 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Martin County Highest Point: 16.8 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 17.4 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 18.5 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 18.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 4.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW 271°490 m18.5 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 300°480.3 m17.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointENE 63°429.8 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:05
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354330128

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