Dickcissel Recreation Area
Dickcissel Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 351 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Milwaukee Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 351 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 146.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Milwaukee Park: 2.6 mi
- Opal Dubois Anderson Park: 3.3 mi
- McHose Park: 3.5 mi
- Herman Park: 3.6 mi
- Blair Park: 3.9 mi
- Ledges State Park: 4.6 mi
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Long Refuge: 6.2 mi
- Iowa Arboretum & Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Munn Woods: 7.5 mi
- Barbara’s Portal: 6.5 mi
- Bunny: 6.6 mi
- Into the Maelstrom: 6.9 mi
- Dance of the Prairie Dawn: 6.9 mi
- Blue Heron with Sunfish: 7.0 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 6.6 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 6.6 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 6.6 mi
- Emma McCarthy Lee Memorial Park Rock: 7.9 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 7.2 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 9.3 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 9.3 mi
- Outdoor Living Room: 9.3 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 3.6 mi
- Railroad Museum: 4.3 mi
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 6.0 mi
- Battin Chapel: 8.8 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 8.9 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 4.3 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 4.3 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 9.3 mi
- "Twister Hill": 11.5 mi
- Story City Carousel: 15.7 mi
- Pilot Mound: 12.7 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 19.3 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dickcissel Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NW 309° | 362.7 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 8 WSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/851811870
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