Nature reserve · Iowa
Bailey Wildlife Area
Bailey Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 232 m. The nearest named place is Fairview Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 105 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 232 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.63166, -93.11414
- 105.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Denniston Knolls Park: 4.4 mi
- Westwood Park: 4.7 mi
- Maytag Park: 5.0 mi
- Rocky Rhino Park: 5.1 mi
- Oakwood Park: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- Klokkenspel: 18.6 mi
- Vermeer Windmill: 18.7 mi
- The Phoenix: 19.9 mi
- Galleon: 19.9 mi
- The Clipper: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 46
- Fairview Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie State Preserve: 6.9 mi
- South Skunk River Wildlife Area: 9.4 mi
- Oswalt Bridge Area: 10.1 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 10.9 mi
Museums: 19
- Jasper County Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Trainland U.S.A.: 9.8 mi
- Wagaman Mill Museum: 17.5 mi
- Scholte House Museum & Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Monroe Highschool Bell: 7.4 mi
- Monroe High School Bell: 7.4 mi
- Monroe Township Founders Stone: 7.5 mi
- Monroe Model House: 7.6 mi
- American Legion Dedication Wall: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Enabling Garden: 18.1 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Central College Garden: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Rock Creek Beach: 15.6 mi
- Easter Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Straw Sculpture: 22.9 mi
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 24 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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