- Elevation, modelled
- 246 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- White Hill381 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grant Wood Scenic Byway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2638, -90.5134
Bald Forty Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 246 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Access to this 40-acre tract is by walk-in only through Big Mill Wildlife Area. This area adjoins the 700-acre state owned Big Mill Wildlife Area. This area is named from the clearing done on the property in the 1940's. Since that time, the area has refor
- Operated by
- Jackson County Conservation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Forty Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Hill | NE 37° | 381 m | 24.1 mi |
| Charles Mound | NE 40° | 374 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Sumner | NE 53° | 357 m | 23.6 mi |
| Scales Mound | NE 41° | 356 m | 18.7 mi |
| Squirrel Grove Mound | NE 49° | 355 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hudson Mound | NE 49° | 354 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | N 355° | 353 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | NW 318° | 348 m | 23.5 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 5 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 5 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 15 mi
- High Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Mill Homestead: 0.5 mi
- John Henry Weber Park: 4.1 mi
- J.J.'s Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- David Ensign Memorial Ballpark: 4.2 mi
- Ernst Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- Young Corn: 4.6 mi
- Jackson County Freedom Rock: 4.6 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 4.7 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 4.7 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 4.7 mi
- Big Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Little Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- IHAP - Jackson County 2: 2.7 mi
- South Bluff Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Princess Mine Algific Slope: 6.7 mi
- Young Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Belvedere Mansion and Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum: 11.0 mi
- Washburne House State Historic Site: 11.1 mi
- General Grants Home: 11.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 4.4 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Julia Dent Grant: 11.2 mi
- General Store: 11.1 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Galena Trolley Tours: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Cave: 13.0 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 13.0 mi
- North Bluff: 4.3 mi
- South Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.1 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 10.4 mi
- Horseshoe Mound: 11.4 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Hosta Garden: 11.1 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 17.9 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 18.5 mi
- South Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Wantea Point: 24.2 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 6.7 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 19.5 mi
- South Beach: 22.3 mi
- Marsden Well: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 13.1 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 21.7 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 12.6 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 18.5 mi
- Pavilion: 20.6 mi
- Sinnipee: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue L&D 12, 5 mi away.
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