Cross' Ford River Access
Cross' Ford River Access is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brewster Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 107 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
- 106.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brewster Area: 1.7 mi
- Parlina Pierce Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Weldon Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Eagle City Addition: 2.6 mi
- Iowa Falls River Access: 3.6 mi
- Eagle City Park: 2.2 mi
- Julia O'Neil Park: 4.2 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 4.3 mi
- Oak Park: 4.5 mi
- Jones Park: 4.6 mi
- Union Depot: 4.6 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 4.9 mi
- Dow House: 4.9 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 8.6 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 8.6 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 8.6 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 20.0 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 7.9 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 9.3 mi
- Civil War Statue: 9.4 mi
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 19.3 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cross' Ford River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | NE 42° | 306 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/79401382
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