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Castle Bluff Park

Castle Bluff Park from directly overhead

Castle Bluff Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 262 m. The nearest named place is Sherwood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 67 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51273, -92.38743

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sherwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Valley View Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Galloway Park: 0.7 mi
  • Adam's Trail: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 59
  • Greenbelt Lake: 2.4 mi
  • Robinson Bird Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
  • Katoski Greenbelt: 5.6 mi
  • Casebeer Heights Access: 7.2 mi
  • Beaver Valley Wetlands Wildlife Reserve: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Yuta Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Kukui Station: 6.4 mi
  • Eeki Eeki Escape: 6.4 mi
  • Awaati Battle: 6.4 mi
  • Wakani Whirl: 6.4 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Statue Of Liberty Replica: 2.8 mi
  • Dancing St. Francis: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • 325th Street: 22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3320:0820:51
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3715:5416:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192437496272757265523725
Precip in1.11.12.04.04.65.74.34.23.12.81.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1039391387

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