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Crumbacher Wildlife Area

Crumbacher Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Crumbacher Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 281 m. Wolf Hill stands 339 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Heatland Acres Exhibition Center, a museum 2.9 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.43294, -91.97693

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hodges and North Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
  • Fox Township Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
  • Franta Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
  • Edgerton Reserve: 5.1 mi
  • Three Elms County Park: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • 3rd Ward Park: 4.6 mi
  • Orchard Park: 4.6 mi
  • 5th Ward Park: 4.7 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 4.8 mi
  • Brimmer Park: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 8.3 mi
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 16.6 mi
  • Lokolo: 16.8 mi
  • Nopuko Air Coaster: 16.8 mi
  • Tuka Tumbler: 16.8 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 8
  • Master Gardener's Orchard: 17.6 mi
  • Display Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Children's Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 17.7 mi
  • NEIFB Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • POW Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 18.9 mi
  • Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Statue Of Liberty Replica: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Wolf Hill: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillENE 64°339 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3220:0620:49
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3515:5316:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475970727063503623
Precip in1.01.42.03.64.65.74.64.33.53.02.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence #1, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/249843869

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