Nature reserve · Iowa

Anderson Conservation Area

Anderson Conservation Area from directly overhead

Anderson Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 352 m. The nearest named place is Anderson Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 38 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 352 m

Getting there

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Coordinates41.03203, -95.18690

37.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
25.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National

Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks52

Wilson Park: 1.8 mi
Chautauqua Park: 2.1 mi
College Park: 2.4 mi
Legion Park: 2.4 mi
Dutton Park: 2.7 mi

Nature reserves16

Anderson Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
Erickson Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
Indian Creek Greenbelt Area: 11.4 mi
Willow Slough State Game Management Area: 14.7 mi
Stephens Tract Wildlife Area: 15.7 mi

Museums12

Montgomery County Historical Center: 2.1 mi
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum: 3.1 mi
Olson/Linn Museum: 13.0 mi
Villisca Axe Murder House: 13.2 mi
Cass County Historical Society Museum: 14.1 mi

Historic sites5

Page County War Memorial: 21.7 mi
Civil War Memorial: 21.7 mi
Sister Cities: 21.7 mi
Vernon J. Baker: 21.7 mi
Adams County Freedom Rock: 23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:25	18:57	19:33
June solstice	05:49	20:16	20:57
September equinox	07:09	18:43	19:20
December solstice	07:43	16:12	16:56

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	23	27	39	51	62	72	76	74	66	53	39	28
Precip in	0.9	1.1	2.0	3.8	6.0	5.4	4.0	3.9	3.6	3.3	1.9	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED OAK, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/945782016

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