Lakewood
Lakewood is a ghost town in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 400 m. Eagle Rock stands 527 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood Corners Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Iowa, United States
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kiwanis Park: 5.3 mi
- Doon City Park: 5.8 mi
- Westside Park: 5.9 mi
- Emma Sater Park: 5.9 mi
- Island Park: 6.3 mi
- Lakewood Corners Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Boersma Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Doon Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- DeKoster Refuge: 7.5 mi
- Rock River Access - AMBA Tract: 9.4 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 6.0 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 6.0 mi
- George Bicentennial Museum: 8.2 mi
- Inwood Iowa Museum: 13.8 mi
- Historic School Museum: 15.6 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 8.1 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 18.0 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
- The Buffalo: 20.5 mi
- Flags: 21.4 mi
- Canton Mounds: 19.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 24.0 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 24.1 mi
- The Mound: 24.1 mi
- Greenhouse: 18.3 mi
- Getting's Garden: 23.4 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 24.4 mi
- Sand Beach: 11.8 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 23.6 mi
- Visitor Center: 24.7 mi
- Corn Maze: 24.9 mi
- The Gift: 18.3 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lakewood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock | N 356° | 527 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | ENE 71° | 509 m | 24.1 mi |
| Canton Mounds | W 266° | 430 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 16:52 |
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 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 6 mi away.
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