Boersma Wildlife Area
Boersma Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Canton Mounds stands 430 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood, a ghost town 3.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doon City Park: 3.6 mi
- Hubbling Park: 7.6 mi
- Westside Park: 7.6 mi
- Eastside Park: 7.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 8.6 mi
- Lakewood Corners Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Doon Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- DeKoster Refuge: 4.2 mi
- Rock River Access - AMBA Tract: 6.7 mi
- Rock River Access: 7.7 mi
- George Bicentennial Museum: 8.9 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 9.3 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 9.3 mi
- Inwood Iowa Museum: 13.3 mi
- Historic School Museum: 16.3 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 8.9 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 20.0 mi
- Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 21.6 mi
- The Buffalo: 23.8 mi
- Greenhouse: 15.1 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 21.3 mi
- Getting's Garden: 22.7 mi
- Sand Beach: 9.3 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 24.5 mi
- The Gift: 15.0 mi
- Canton Mounds: 19.3 mi
- Visitor Center: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boersma Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Mounds | W 276° | 430 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
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 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1034878140
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