Nature reserve · Iowa
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. The nearest named place is Morse Family Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates41.82905, -93.73333
- 14.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 139.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Morse Family Park: 3.6 mi
- Leonard Park: 3.9 mi
- Southside Park: 4.0 mi
- Miller Park: 4.0 mi
- Doc Simmer Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Saylorville Lake Project: 5.0 mi
- Polk City Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Polk City Refuge: 5.4 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 5.7 mi
- Polk County Conservation Alleman: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
- Aborted Babies Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 8.6 mi
- M60: 9.1 mi
- M47 Patton: 9.1 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 9.4 mi
Artworks
- Joy: 9.2 mi
- Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue: 9.3 mi
- Bluestem: 10.0 mi
- Eternal Flame: 10.0 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 10.1 mi
Attractions
- Pole Position Raceway: 10.7 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.3 mi
- Chickens: 13.3 mi
- Turkey Pen: 13.3 mi
- Ducks: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 42
- Children's Garden: 10.0 mi
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 13.3 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 13.4 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 13.4 mi
Museums: 28
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Madrid Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 8.8 mi
- Ankeny Art Center: 9.2 mi
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Wsfo-johnston, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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