Nature reserve · Iowa
Cedar Bluffs Natural Area
Cedar Bluffs Natural Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. The nearest named place is Mahaska Care Facility Memorial, a historic site 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 85 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 231 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.25638, -92.82527
- 85.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.2 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
- 49.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
123 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 46
- Pella Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Edmundson Park: 9.0 mi
- Keating Jaycee Park: 9.2 mi
- Hewitt Jaycee Park: 9.2 mi
- Emerson Park: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 40
- Eveland Access: 4.9 mi
- Bluff Creek Off Highway Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Lomax-Swanson Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
- Miami Area: 9.3 mi
- Monroe County Wildlife Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 3.7 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 9.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 11.5 mi
- Tulip Toren: 11.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 10.8 mi
- Rolscreen Museum: 10.9 mi
- Fire Station Museum: 11.3 mi
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill: 11.3 mi
- Scholte House Museum & Gardens: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Central College Garden: 11.3 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 6.8 mi
- Dudley: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Vermeer Windmill: 11.4 mi
- Klokkenspel: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oskaloosa, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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