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Barnes Area County Park

Barnes Area County Park from directly overhead

Barnes Area County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 360 m. Pilot Rock stands 366 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Area County Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83108, -95.50942

116 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Martin Area County Park: 2.5 mi
  • Central Park: 5.7 mi
  • Poulson Park: 5.8 mi
  • Gillette Park: 5.8 mi
  • Sanford Lane Park: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Rock: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnes Area County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot RockSSW 193°366 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:34
June solstice05:4420:2221:05
September equinox07:1018:4419:21
December solstice07:5016:0516:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475969737163493522
Precip in0.60.81.73.24.35.23.44.13.32.21.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherokee, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036347406

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