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Brewster Area

Brewster Area from directly overhead

Brewster Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Weldon Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 108 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Hardin CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49351, -93.21603

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Julia O'Neil Park: 2.5 mi
  • Sunnyside Park: 2.5 mi
  • Oak Park: 2.8 mi
  • Jones Park: 2.8 mi
  • Dougans Landing: 3.1 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 5
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Eldora Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 18.2 mi
  • Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Fort Sumter Rock: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockNE 46°306 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1220:54
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4015:5816:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475969737063503523
Precip in0.91.22.13.85.66.14.54.43.52.62.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401269

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