Cooper Prairie Marsh
Cooper Prairie Marsh is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Story County Conservation
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 133.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 2.0 mi
- Wakefield Woods: 2.3 mi
- McFarland Park: 3.0 mi
- Bear Creek Area: 3.5 mi
- Leopold Woods: 3.6 mi
- Larson Marsh: 2.4 mi
- Izaak Walton League Park: 3.2 mi
- South River Valley Park: 3.7 mi
- McDonald Woods: 3.7 mi
- North River Valley Park: 3.7 mi
- Dire Enticement: 4.3 mi
- Bird: 4.5 mi
- Jester: 4.5 mi
- Richard Morgen Flowers: 4.5 mi
- Cy-House Rock!: 4.6 mi
- Inis Grove Park Rock: 3.9 mi
- Aldo Leopold Rock: 4.4 mi
- John Madson Rock: 4.5 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 6.3 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 6.3 mi
- Ames History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 5.9 mi
- Farm House Museum: 6.1 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 7.4 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 6.5 mi
- Story City Carousel: 8.9 mi
- Turkey Pen: 13.1 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.1 mi
- Chickens: 13.1 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 5.9 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 7.2 mi
- Pilot Mound: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cooper Prairie Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 284° | 362.7 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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