Big Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area
Big Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Forty Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
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: 0.4 mi
- John Henry Weber Park: 4.3 mi
- J.J.'s Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- David Ensign Memorial Ballpark: 4.5 mi
- Cole Park: 4.5 mi
- Jackson County Freedom Rock: 4.9 mi
- Young Corn: 4.9 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 5.0 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 5.0 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 5.0 mi
- Bald Forty Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Little Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- IHAP - Jackson County 2: 2.6 mi
- South Bluff Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- Princess Mine Algific Slope: 6.9 mi
- Young Historical Museum: 4.9 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: 4.7 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Julia Dent Grant: 11.2 mi
- Linmar Gardens: 11.2 mi
- General Store: 11.2 mi
- Galena Trolley Tours: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Cave: 12.7 mi
- Henry W. Miller House: 12.9 mi
- North Bluff: 4.6 mi
- South Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.2 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 10.5 mi
- Horseshoe Mound: 11.5 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
- Hosta Garden: 11.1 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 17.6 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 18.2 mi
- South Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Wantea Point: 24.5 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 6.8 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 19.9 mi
- South Beach: 22.6 mi
- Marsden Well: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 13.4 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 22.0 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 12.7 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 18.3 mi
- Pavilion: 20.9 mi
- Sinnipee: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Hill | NE 38° | 381 m | 24.2 mi |
| Charles Mound | NE 41° | 374 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Sumner | NE 54° | 357 m | 23.8 mi |
| Scales Mound | NE 42° | 356 m | 18.8 mi |
| Squirrel Grove Mound | NE 50° | 355 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hudson Mound | NE 50° | 354 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sinsinawa Mound | N 356° | 353 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | NW 319° | 348 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/75609116
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- Dubuque · 18 mi
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