Nature reserve · Iowa
Christiansen Forest Reserve
Christiansen Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. The nearest named place is Berhow Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Story CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates41.90826, -93.58025
- 7.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Berhow Park: 1.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.2 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 1.5 mi
- Nordkalsem Park: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 3.3 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 3.7 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 6.4 mi
- Polk County Conservation Alleman: 7.4 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- Goat Pen: 5.3 mi
- Chickens: 5.3 mi
- Turkey Pen: 5.3 mi
- Ducks: 5.3 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 6.7 mi
- Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock: 7.9 mi
- Stuart Smith Park Garden Rock: 8.0 mi
- O'Neil Park Rock: 8.1 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 40
- Prairie Vista Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 7.6 mi
- CoHorts' Pattern Garden: 7.6 mi
- Reflection Garden: 7.6 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 7.6 mi
Museums: 27
- Ames History Museum: 8.3 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 8.3 mi
- Farm House Museum: 8.8 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 5 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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