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Allen Green Refuge

Allen Green Refuge from directly overhead

Allen Green Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 158 m. The nearest named place is Hawkeye Dolbee Access, a park 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.3 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
158 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00516, -90.99004

Overlooks nearby

137 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Hawkeye Dolbee Access: 1.7 mi
  • Riverview Access Area: 3.6 mi
  • Delabar State Park: 3.9 mi
  • Casey Barrow Landing: 4.6 mi
  • Keithsburg Historic District: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 54
  • Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
  • Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
  • Luckenbill Woods: 4.5 mi
  • Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
  • Mississippi River Islands WMA: 7.7 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • East Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Verne "Bud" Barnes Shelter: 19.6 mi
  • Nellie Long Shelter: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Art Display: 16.3 mi
  • Art Gallery: 16.3 mi
  • Old Canon: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Des Moines County Fair: 16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3319:5920:40
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2615:5516:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840526373767467554130
Precip in1.41.72.43.85.04.74.03.63.62.82.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladstone DAM 18, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/410401996

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