Nature reserve · Iowa
Big Rock City Park
Big Rock City Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. The nearest named place is Jaycee Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 39 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 237 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42414, -92.93123
- 39.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 93.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jaycee Park: 0.7 mi
- Fountain Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.0 mi
- Brinkhoff Park: 1.1 mi
- Sunken Gardens Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 3.5 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 4.4 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 5.3 mi
- Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project: 5.5 mi
- Red Rock Reservoir: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Pella 155mm Howitzer: 1.4 mi
- Tulip Toren: 1.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.4 mi
- American Legion Dedication Wall: 11.1 mi
- American Legion Dedication Wall: 11.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Scholte House Museum & Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill: 1.5 mi
- Fire Station Museum: 1.5 mi
- Rolscreen Museum: 1.9 mi
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Central College Garden: 1.6 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Klokkenspel: 1.5 mi
- Vermeer Windmill: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Rock Creek Beach: 22.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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