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Baird Timber

Baird Timber from directly overhead

Baird Timber is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 215 m. The nearest named place is Hoover Nature Trail, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.10193, -91.19873

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 2.2 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 2.3 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Cartwright Park: 6.6 mi
  • Chautauqua Park: 7.3 mi
  • Sand Run Park: 7.5 mi
  • Cappy Russell Access: 7.6 mi
  • Hwy 61 Access: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 16.6 mi
  • Snake Alley: 20.6 mi
  • Fire Bell: 20.8 mi
  • CB&Q Steam Engine 3003: 21.0 mi
  • United States Armed Forces Memorial: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • East Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Monarch Garden: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Des Moines County Fair: 19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3320:0020:41
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:2715:5616:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232839516272767366544129
Precip in1.31.72.63.65.04.63.53.83.32.92.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Boston DAM 17, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/410402648

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