Barkley Memorial State Forest
Barkley Memorial State Forest is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Iowa National Heritage Foundation, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 336 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Don Williams Park: 4.6 mi
- Miles-Lee Park: 5.6 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.6 mi
- Cummings Park: 5.6 mi
- Blair Park: 6.0 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 13.2 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 13.3 mi
- Eternal Flame: 14.4 mi
- Barbara’s Portal: 14.5 mi
- Bluestem: 14.5 mi
- Iowa National Heritage Foundation: 0.8 mi
- Holst State Forest: 2.7 mi
- Pilot Mound State Forest: 3.8 mi
- Rohades Acres: 4.7 mi
- Carlson Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Founders Rock: 1.1 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 15.1 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 15.1 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 15.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 14.4 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Jischke Children's Garden: 17.7 mi
- Water-Wise Hillside Garden: 17.7 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 17.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Rural School Museum: 4.9 mi
- Railroad Museum: 5.6 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 6.1 mi
- Battin Chapel: 7.6 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 7.6 mi
- "Twister Hill": 2.2 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 5.6 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 5.6 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 17.7 mi
- Story City Carousel: 18.2 mi
- Pilot Mound: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barkley Memorial State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 284° | 362.7 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
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 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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