Curtin Timber
Curtin Timber is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 395 m. Granger Hill stands 412 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 395 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Outlaw Trail
88 named places within 25 miles
- O'Neill Park: 4.3 mi
- Lee Schroeder Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Forsling Park: 4.6 mi
- Stahl Park: 4.7 mi
- Smithland Park: 7.2 mi
- Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Unit 2: 5.8 mi
- Unit 3: 6.9 mi
- Unit 4: 7.6 mi
- Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Smithland Town Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hornick Depot: 13.2 mi
- Moorehead Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 23.0 mi
- Lucky Valley: 5.3 mi
- Peiro: 5.6 mi
- Dodds: 19.8 mi
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 7.5 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Benches: 24.1 mi
- Fighter jets: 11.1 mi
- Train: 14.7 mi
- Old Town: 14.8 mi
- Battle Hill: 14.7 mi
- Durr Hill: 18.4 mi
- Granger Hill: 19.4 mi
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural: 24.2 mi
- Tree Shelter: 24.5 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Curtin Timber. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Hill | S 181° | 412 m | 19.4 mi |
| Durr Hill | SSW 200° | 391 m | 18.4 mi |
| Battle Hill | E 89° | 388 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:09 | 16:55 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mapleton No.2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/351478301
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- Sioux City · 30 mi
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