Bickelhaupt Arboretum
Bickelhaupt Arboretum is a garden in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Thunderbolt Hill stands 194 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwin P Neubauer Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clinton Community College
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 3.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 1.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.9 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Stone Tower · 4 mi
- Indian Head Rock · 20 mi
- Twin Sisters · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edwin P Neubauer Park: 0.4 mi
- George O Morris Park: 0.4 mi
- Emma Young Park: 1.0 mi
- Chancy Park: 1.2 mi
- Dewitt Park: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Canyon Park: 3.8 mi
- Mickelson's Landing: 7.4 mi
- Thomson - Fulton Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Thomson Prairie: 9.4 mi
- Simpson's Prairie: 10.0 mi
- Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center: 1.4 mi
- Clinton County Historical Society Museum: 1.8 mi
- Sawmill Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface: 3.1 mi
- Windmill Cultural Center: 3.3 mi
- Curtis Mansion: 1.3 mi
- Elijah Buell Memorial: 3.2 mi
- The Stone Tower: 4.4 mi
- World War Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Memorial Hill: 18.1 mi
- Havencrest Castle: 17.9 mi
- Lone Star (towboat): 17.9 mi
- Scott County Freedom Rock: 18.0 mi
- Antique Archaeology: 18.1 mi
- Point Rock: 21.6 mi
- Bald Point: 10.3 mi
- Wantea Point: 13.3 mi
- Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Pavilion: 20.3 mi
- South Beach: 15.3 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 20.0 mi
- Thunderbolt Hill: 17.0 mi
- Daggett: 18.3 mi
- Duck Creek Waterfall: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bickelhaupt Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt Hill | SE 135° | 194 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton #1, 4 mi away.
- Monarch8 obs
- Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp5 obs
- Red Milkweed Beetle5 obs
- Golden Oyster Mushroom4 obs
- American pokeweed3 obs
- Common Green June Beetle3 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee3 obs
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/37858593
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