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Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area

Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 320 m. The nearest named place is Logsdon Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 112 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
320 m

What to expect

Operated by
Hardin CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38339, -93.25785

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Logsdon Park: 0.2 mi
  • Robinson Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
  • Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park: 5.7 mi
  • Flowing Well County Park: 8.0 mi
  • Eldora City Park: 8.2 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 6
  • Eldora Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.7 mi
  • Erickson Park Monument: 19.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3720:1120:54
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4015:5816:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969737063503523
Precip in1.11.22.14.05.25.94.14.53.62.81.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401171

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