Nature reserve · Iowa
Bear Grove Forest Management Area
Bear Grove Forest Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. The nearest named place is Watson's Grocery Store Museum, a museum 3.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Marshall CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.03300, -93.09455
- 0.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 112.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.8 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kaufman City Park: 4.1 mi
- Brookside Park: 4.2 mi
- Timmons Grove County Park: 6.2 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 6.4 mi
- Meier Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Museums: 11
- Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 3.7 mi
- Weatherbee School Museum: 9.6 mi
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 18.1 mi
- Arboretum: 21.1 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Ducks: 22.6 mi
- Turkey Pen: 22.6 mi
- Chickens: 22.7 mi
- Goat Pen: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Erickson Park Monument: 22.4 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Pine Lake Beach: 23.3 mi
- Rock Creek Beach: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Secor: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 22.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshalltown, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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