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Bixby State Preserve

Bixby State Preserve from directly overhead

Bixby State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 300 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgewood City Park, a park 1.9 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.67257, -91.40624

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Edgewood City Park: 1.9 mi
  • Mederville Canoe Access: 6.3 mi
  • Campbell Park: 6.8 mi
  • Osborne Outdoor Education Center Park: 8.5 mi
  • Chicken Ridge Scenic Overlook Park: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 7
Peaks: 7
  • Wolf Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Chicken Ridge: 9.9 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 11.0 mi
  • Bear Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Corn Hill: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery: 14.6 mi
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 17.4 mi
  • Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 17.5 mi
  • Field of Dreams: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfalls: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bixby State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillWNW 299°364 m19.1 mi
Bear HillWNW 290°360 m16.7 mi
Chicken RidgeN 350°355 m9.9 mi
Wolf HillSW 228°339 m8.8 mi
Pilot KnobNW 314°329 m11.0 mi
Hefel RidgeE 89°281 m21.6 mi
Sugar LoafE 95°241 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5016:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465868716961493523
Precip in1.31.32.04.04.76.74.63.93.62.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/245360296

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