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Cairo Woods Wildlife Area

Cairo Woods Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Cairo Woods Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. The nearest named place is Hoover Nature Trail, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.20282, -91.34548

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 4.1 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 4.1 mi
  • Virginia Grove Park: 4.2 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 4.5 mi
  • Hoover Nature Trail: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • Chinkapin Bluffs Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
  • River Forks Access: 5.5 mi
  • Hwy 61 Access: 7.7 mi
  • Eden Park: 8.4 mi
  • Louisa Interpretive Center: 11.0 mi
Museums: 12
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • United States Armed Forces Memorial: 20.8 mi
  • Mark Twain Overlook: 22.3 mi
  • Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Monarch Garden: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • East Picnic Area: 18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3320:0120:42
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2815:5616:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202437506170737264513826
Precip in1.21.92.33.95.44.94.14.23.73.02.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Junction, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/311359916

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