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Cedar Hills Sand Prairie

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Elevation, modelled
285 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Fort Sumter Rock306 m · 19.2 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road73.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:52local time
Coordinates
42.5963, -92.5512
Cedar Hills Sand Prairie from directly overhead

Cedar Hills Sand Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 285 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Potratz Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 73 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Hills Sand Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockWNW 297°306 m19.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:23
June solstice05:3320:0920:52
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3815:5516:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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