Nature reserve · Iowa
Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area
Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. The nearest named place is Hoover Nature Trail, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 202 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Muscatine County Conservation Board
How to reach it
Coordinates41.34719, -91.31849
- 10.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 37.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hoover Nature Trail: 3.5 mi
- Gedney Lake Area: 3.8 mi
- Cone Marsh State Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Hoover Nature Trail: 5.6 mi
- Hoover Nature Trail: 6.9 mi
Parks
- River Forks Access: 4.7 mi
- Eden Park: 5.1 mi
- Chinkapin Bluffs Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Louisa Interpretive Center: 10.5 mi
- Doughtery Park: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 20
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 22.2 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 22.2 mi
- P.T. Smith House: 22.3 mi
- House of the Maples: 22.3 mi
- Statue of Isis: 22.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Lone Tree Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Louisa County Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 15.0 mi
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center: 16.3 mi
- Winfield Museum: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 12
- Tree of Life: 5.3 mi
- Metal Monarch: 5.4 mi
- Metal Flower: 5.4 mi
- Man on a Bench: 24.1 mi
- Visionary Stone: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Mark Twain Overlook: 15.7 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 15.7 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 16.4 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 23.7 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 23.9 mi
- I-80 EB: 24.4 mi
- I-80 WB: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- Monarch Garden: 5.4 mi
- Cremation Garden: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 22.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Midway: 19.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Junction, 5 mi away.
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