Blankespoon Wildlife Area
Blankespoon Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 432 m. Mount Bigsiouxvius stands 432 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Wildlife Complex, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lyon CCB
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mini Park: 3.9 mi
- Stand Pipe Park: 4.0 mi
- Jack Fox Park: 4.1 mi
- West Ball Park: 4.5 mi
- Foote Park: 5.1 mi
- Hope Stones: 20.4 mi
- Leuning Sculpture: 20.4 mi
- Digital Art Wall: 20.4 mi
- Stained Glass: 20.4 mi
- Homage to Victor Vasarely: 20.5 mi
- Fairview Wildlife Complex: 2.1 mi
- Fairview Area: 3.6 mi
- Settlers Canoe Access: 3.6 mi
- Klondike River Access: 7.9 mi
- Garfield Wildlife Area: 10.7 mi
- Canton Depot Museum: 4.4 mi
- Inwood Iowa Museum: 5.2 mi
- Historic School Museum: 8.3 mi
- Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 21.1 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 16.2 mi
- Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker: 21.0 mi
- 9/11 Steel Girder: 21.0 mi
- Radio Station KSOO: 21.5 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 20.4 mi
- Indoor Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 20.6 mi
- Greenhouse: 22.2 mi
- Corn Maze: 11.4 mi
- Calliope Village: 18.3 mi
- W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 23.1 mi
- Canton Mounds: 4.1 mi
- Mount Bigsiouxvius: 22.1 mi
- Sand Beach: 11.5 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 12.7 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 18.4 mi
- Family Park: 24.4 mi
- Upper Sioux Falls: 22.1 mi
- Middle Sioux Falls: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blankespoon Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | N 349° | 432 m | 22.1 mi |
| Canton Mounds | NNW 342° | 430 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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