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Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area

Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 347 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Oak Hollow, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.47352, -92.08102

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Black Oak Hollow: 2.9 mi
  • Bohr Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
  • Nicola Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
  • Bronner Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
  • Plymouth Rock Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • Kendallville Park: 3.1 mi
  • Florenceville Park: 3.2 mi
  • Selvig Park: 6.6 mi
  • East Park: 6.6 mi
  • Kessel Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Niagara Cave: 3.1 mi
  • Niagara Cave: 3.1 mi
  • Monster Bash Inc: 6.6 mi
  • Preston Veteran's Memorial: 13.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cold Water Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Malanaphy Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Whispering Hills Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Steamboat Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Black Hammer Bluff: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat RockS 189°350 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:21
June solstice05:2820:1020:53
September equinox06:5618:3019:08
December solstice07:3915:4916:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455768716961483422
Precip in1.11.21.93.74.56.34.84.63.82.91.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/317248841

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