Nature reserve · Iowa
Calkin's Nature Area
Calkin's Nature Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. The nearest named place is Steinberg Wildlife Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 113 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.51001, -93.33047
- 113.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Steinberg Wildlife Area: 0.9 mi
- Ilco Park: 1.0 mi
- Roadside Park: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.6 mi
- Foster Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Girl Scout Area: 1.8 mi
- Alden River Access: 1.9 mi
- Hansen Wetland: 2.5 mi
- Ira Nichols Outdoor Classroom: 3.1 mi
- Bob and Eleanor Weldon Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Dow House: 3.5 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 3.5 mi
- Union Depot: 3.8 mi
- REA Power Plant Museum: 13.2 mi
- Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 13.2 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 14.3 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Arboretum: 14.5 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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