Bruegmann Wildlife Area
Bruegmann Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 415 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Everly City Park, a park 3.5 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 415 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Everly City Park: 3.5 mi
- Shinkle Park: 4.4 mi
- Neebel Park: 4.7 mi
- Westport Park: 8.7 mi
- Covey Church Park: 9.7 mi
- Mori Prairie: 5.5 mi
- Tom Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Veldboom Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Riverton Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Swanson Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 15.7 mi
- Terrace Beach: 16.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 16.1 mi
- Milford Beach: 16.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 16.3 mi
- Clay County Heritage Center: 12.7 mi
- Parker Museum: 12.9 mi
- Parker Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 15.0 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 17.6 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 13.5 mi
- Bike Monument: 16.3 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 17.4 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 16.2 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 23.4 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 24.8 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 14.8 mi
- Getting's Garden: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bruegmann Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | NW 319° | 509 m | 24.8 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | NNW 335° | 490 m | 16.2 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | N 352° | 480.3 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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