Nature reserve · Iowa
Crellin Wildlife Refuge
Crellin Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 315 m. The nearest named place is North Raccoon River Wildlife Area - Snyder Tract, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.72317, -94.05196
- 21.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 60
- North Raccoon River Wildlife Area - Snyder Tract: 0.9 mi
- Wagner Prairie: 2.7 mi
- North Raccoon River Wildlife Area - Wagner Tract: 3.6 mi
- Fazel Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Silver-Smith Woods Fee: 6.9 mi
Parks
- Rogers Park: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park: 7.1 mi
- Adel Little League Ballfields: 7.4 mi
- Island Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks
- Dragon Head Sculpture: 15.6 mi
- Dragon Head Sculpture: 15.6 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 16.1 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 16.2 mi
- Wounded: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Municipal Band Shell: 8.3 mi
- Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout: 14.5 mi
- Aborted Babies Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 17.3 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 18
- Brenton Arboretum: 5.3 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 17.3 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 17.5 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 17.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 17.8 mi
Museums: 16
- Forest Park Museum: 7.3 mi
- Adel Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Madrid Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- Dexter City Museum: 16.9 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Pole Position Raceway: 14.4 mi
- 1700 Bark Lodge: 15.6 mi
- 1700 Chibóthraje: 15.6 mi
- 1700 Tanning Rack: 15.6 mi
- 1700 Drying Rack: 15.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perry, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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