Nature reserve · Iowa

Cliffland Access

Cliffland Access from directly overhead

Cliffland Access is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. The nearest named place is Agency Lions Park, a park 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 54 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.95940, -92.34468

53.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
11.5 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway

Around it

123 named places within 25 miles

Parks56

Agency Lions Park: 3.2 mi
Foster Park: 3.7 mi
Franklin Park: 4.4 mi
Pickwick Park: 5.0 mi
Jefferson Park: 5.2 mi

Nature reserves46

Blanchard Hills Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center: 4.8 mi
Cardinal Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
Hupert River Access: 6.6 mi
Eldon Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi

Museums8

Iowa Heartland History Connection: 5.5 mi
American Gothic House Center: 7.3 mi
Airpower Museum Library: 7.5 mi
Airpower Museum: 12.7 mi
Davis County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi

Historic sites4

Steam locomotive: 5.5 mi
Gone West Memorial: 12.6 mi
Curtis King: 13.2 mi
Maharishi Tower of Invincibility: 20.3 mi

Ghost towns3

Iowaville: 10.4 mi
Dudley: 15.6 mi
Lancaster: 23.7 mi

Artworks2

Ottumwa: 5.2 mi
The Art House: 19.8 mi

Attractions2

American Gothic House: 7.3 mi
M113: 8.0 mi

Rest areas1

West Gate Rest Area: 8.9 mi

Gardens1

Brahmasthan (Courtyard): 20.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:45	19:22
June solstice	05:38	20:04	20:46
September equinox	06:58	18:32	19:08
December solstice	07:32	16:01	16:45

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	23	27	40	51	62	72	75	73	65	53	40	28
Precip in	1.0	1.4	2.2	3.8	5.0	5.4	3.9	4.4	3.5	2.8	2.1	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottumwa IND AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/480530002

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