Nature reserve · Iowa
Cedar River Natural Resource Area
Cedar River Natural Resource Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 62 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.38423, -92.22139
- 62.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Park: 2.0 mi
- Black Hawk County Park: 2.1 mi
- Public Square Park: 2.1 mi
- Schmidt Park: 2.6 mi
- Lloyd Randall Park: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Schaefer Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Brett Kilma Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Casebeer Heights Access: 5.5 mi
- Spring Creek Geologic Area: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Lokolo: 5.7 mi
- Mama Pezaki: 5.7 mi
- Mura Dancer: 5.8 mi
- Ohu Hoppers: 5.8 mi
- Tuka Tumbler: 5.8 mi
Museums: 19
- La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum: 5.1 mi
- FFA Historical and Ag Museum: 5.1 mi
- Grout Museum of History and Science: 9.8 mi
- Rensselaer Russell House Museum: 9.9 mi
- Russell Rensselaer House Museum: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 10
- Master Gardener's Orchard: 6.0 mi
- Display Garden: 6.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 6.1 mi
- NEIFB Community Garden: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
- POW Memorial: 9.7 mi
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 9.7 mi
- Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 9.7 mi
- OVERMAN PARK: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- 325th Street: 10.0 mi
- East Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Statue Of Liberty Replica: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Doris: 21.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:54 | 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 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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