Carroll Access Area
Carroll Access Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 358 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is McBride Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 358 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 53.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.9 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- McBride Park: 0.9 mi
- City Park: 6.3 mi
- City Park: 6.6 mi
- Lylah's Marsh County Park: 7.9 mi
- Lubbert Park: 8.7 mi
- Roman Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Jerico Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Joachim Prairie: 5.8 mi
- Stephen Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
- Hart Pond Wildlife Area: 6.9 mi
- Jackson Number Twelve School Museum: 11.2 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 12.5 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 12.6 mi
- Howard County Museum: 12.6 mi
- Carnegie Culture Center: 14.0 mi
- Niagara Cave: 21.8 mi
- Niagara Cave: 21.8 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 22.0 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 11.8 mi
- State Line Wayside: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Conover: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carroll Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | ENE 62° | 350 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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