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Cook Park

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Cook Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 345 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26404, -95.83211

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kirn Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dodge Fountain Park: 1.0 mi
  • Broadway Fountain: 1.1 mi
  • Bayliss Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Weeping Family: 1.0 mi
  • Big Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Squirrel Nest: 1.1 mi
  • Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 1.6 mi
  • Golden Spike: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 53
Nature reserves: 37
  • Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 0.4 mi
  • Vincent Bluff Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Gibson Bend: 5.0 mi
  • The Nature Conservancy: 5.1 mi
Museums: 35
Gardens: 18
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paradise Park Beach: 10.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boocker pointWNW 289°361.12 m17.0 mi
King HillS 180°359 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:36
June solstice05:5120:1921:01
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4616:1416:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242941536474787668544029
Precip in0.70.91.83.24.74.43.64.63.02.31.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036412892

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