Buffalo Creek Wildlife Area
Buffalo Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 292 m. Bear Hill stands 360 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Newton Township Natural Area, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 292 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Newton Township Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Schneier-Heinick-Rowe Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Hoover Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Rock Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Pine Creek County Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek County Park: 5.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Masonville City Park: 6.1 mi
- Sand Creek Access Area: 6.2 mi
- Troy Mills Wapsie County Park: 6.9 mi
- Heatland Acres Exhibition Center: 14.4 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 14.7 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 20.3 mi
- Delaware County Historical Museum Complex: 21.0 mi
- Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum: 22.6 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 13.5 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 13.5 mi
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 19.3 mi
- Wolf Hill: 14.0 mi
- The Hogback: 23.0 mi
- Bear Hill: 24.5 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 19.0 mi
- 325th Street: 21.1 mi
- East Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 16.6 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 15.3 mi
- Richmond Spring: 16.9 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | N 352° | 360 m | 24.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NNE 24° | 339 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Hogback | SSW 201° | 251 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coggon, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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