Cowan Wildlife Area
Cowan Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 396 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Crossman Prairie, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 396 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 57.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.9 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Preston Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crossman Prairie: 1.0 mi
- Wittenbreer Marsh: 2.0 mi
- Kleckner Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
- Reis Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Lubbert Park: 4.0 mi
- Lake Hendricks Park: 5.4 mi
- Lake Louise State Park: 8.5 mi
- Lylah's Marsh County Park: 8.9 mi
- Lidtke County Park: 9.5 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 16.9 mi
- Howard County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 17.2 mi
- Washburn-Zittleman Museum: 19.1 mi
- Methodist Church Museum: 19.1 mi
- Deer Creek Speedway: 21.1 mi
- Niagara Cave: 21.2 mi
- Niagara Cave: 21.2 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 24.3 mi
- State Line Wayside: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 17.4 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 18.2 mi
- Forestville: 21.6 mi
- Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowan Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | ESE 106° | 350 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:11 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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