Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge
Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 400 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 400 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park: 0.9 mi
- Stolley Gravel Pit Park: 0.9 mi
- C Earl Page Park: 1.0 mi
- Westview Park: 1.0 mi
- North School Park: 1.6 mi
- Stub Johnson Family Equestrian Area: 1.0 mi
- Reiter Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Riverton Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
- Oneota Little Sioux Access Park: 2.8 mi
- Stouffer Memorial Wildlife Refuge: 4.8 mi
- Terrace Beach: 14.4 mi
- Maywood Beach: 14.5 mi
- Jones Beach: 14.7 mi
- Bay View Beach: 14.8 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 14.8 mi
- Clay County Heritage Center: 1.7 mi
- Parker Museum: 1.9 mi
- Parker Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 13.4 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 15.6 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 15.5 mi
- Bike Monument: 15.8 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 24.3 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 24.7 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 24.9 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 13.0 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 24.3 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | NW 316° | 490 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:21 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:03 | 16:49 |
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 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/968896903
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