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Twin Hills Beach

Twin Hills Beach from directly overhead

Twin Hills Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 429 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kellys Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Beach in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States.

Wikidata Q33346259, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.38385, -95.10027

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Pachmayr Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
  • Prairie Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
  • Minnewashta Access: 2.2 mi
  • WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
  • Pleasant Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Parks: 56
  • Hattie Elston Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sawmill Park: 1.8 mi
  • Speier Park: 1.9 mi
  • Kenue Park: 2.0 mi
  • Inn Area Access: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 44
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 6
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Bike Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 9.9 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 12.9 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Martin County Highest Point: 15.0 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 20.2 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 17.4 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 18.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 4.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundW490 m21.2 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW480 m20.2 mi
Martin County Highest PointNE430 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:05
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354346201

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