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Carroll County Access

Carroll County Access from directly overhead

Carroll County Access is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 324 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews Access, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
324 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15746, -94.69960

130 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 54
Parks: 54
  • Richey Access: 5.8 mi
  • Historic Central School Playground: 7.7 mi
  • Lake City Towne Square: 7.8 mi
  • Lincoln School Park: 8.0 mi
  • Goins Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 20.6 mi
  • Memorial Statue: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Moses: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carroll County Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MosesWSW 242°409 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4420:1720:59
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:4516:0516:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436486071747264513725
Precip in0.91.11.93.44.55.14.44.12.92.71.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carroll, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/944276643

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