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Devon Woods

Devon Woods from directly overhead

Devon Woods is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 353 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Airport Lake Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 57 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
353 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.11398, -92.34499
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Airport Lake Park: 1.8 mi
  • Haus Park: 3.4 mi
  • Runion Park: 3.8 mi
  • Randall Park: 3.8 mi
  • Sheakley Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 10
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Steamboat Rock: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat RockNE 37°350 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:22
June solstice05:3120:1020:53
September equinox06:5718:3119:09
December solstice07:3915:5116:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141932455768716861483321
Precip in1.31.42.34.24.96.65.04.63.82.72.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Hampton, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/969608151

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