Deer Island State Game Management Area
Deer Island State Game Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 314 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 314 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
135 named places within 25 miles
- Little Sioux City Park: 3.9 mi
- Goodman Property: 4.8 mi
- Murray Hill Scenic Overlook: 5.0 mi
- Huff Access County Park: 7.2 mi
- Mondamin City Park: 8.7 mi
- Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Fawn Island Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Little Sioux Access: 2.2 mi
- O'Day Wetland Area: 3.4 mi
- Gee-Hruska Wetland Area: 3.7 mi
- Murray Hall: 3.8 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 8.7 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Magnolia Town Pump: 14.6 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 14.9 mi
- Burt County Museum: 7.1 mi
- Bryant House: 7.5 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 14.6 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 19.9 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 19.3 mi
- Caboose: 20.8 mi
- Tank: 21.3 mi
- Durr Hill: 18.0 mi
- Granger Hill: 18.7 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 20.5 mi
- Tree Shelter: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- De Soto: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Island State Game Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | NNW 329° | 426 m | 20.5 mi |
| Granger Hill | NE 36° | 412 m | 18.7 mi |
| Durr Hill | NNE 17° | 391 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sioux 2NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/944883071
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