Dalton Pond WMA
Dalton Pond WMA is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Dygerts Mound stands 300 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is McNeil Nature Preserve, a park 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 7.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 207 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Head Rock · 12 mi
- Twin Sisters · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Oak Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McNeil Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Two Good Park: 1.6 mi
- Westside Park: 1.7 mi
- Jackson County Recreation Trail: 2.1 mi
- Miles Park: 3.0 mi
- Jackson County Recreation Trail: 2.5 mi
- Jackson County Recreation Trail: 3.3 mi
- Manikowski Prairie State Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Papke Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Savanna Train Car Museum: 11.7 mi
- Savanna Museum and Cultural Center: 11.8 mi
- Delmar Depot Museum: 12.3 mi
- Soaring Eagle Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- Jackson County Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- Savanna Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Historic ruins: 12.6 mi
- The Stone Tower: 14.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 15.0 mi
- Elijah Buell Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Lost Mound: 12.6 mi
- South Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Heer Hill: 15.7 mi
- North Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 23.5 mi
- Living, Flowing, Ever Changing: 15.2 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 15.4 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 15.5 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 15.5 mi
- Young Corn: 15.6 mi
- South Beach: 10.1 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 11.8 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 20.6 mi
- Wantea Point: 10.7 mi
- Bald Point: 11.0 mi
- South Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Havencrest Castle: 12.0 mi
- Point Rock: 20.4 mi
- Old Galena Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 14.6 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
- Bickelhaupt Arboretum: 15.7 mi
- Pavilion: 13.0 mi
- Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Cedar Spring: 16.6 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 22.5 mi
- Daggett: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dalton Pond WMA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dygerts Mound | N 356° | 300 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 354° | 298 m | 23.5 mi |
| Heer Hill | NE 38° | 279 m | 15.7 mi |
| South Bluff | N 350° | 264.5 m | 14.7 mi |
| North Bluff | N 349° | 261 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lost Mound | NNE 22° | 251 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fulton L&D #13, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/75608985
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