Nature reserve · Iowa
Dickens Pit
Dickens Pit is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 402 m. The nearest named place is DU Marsh Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 402 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.12131, -95.00966
- 18.2 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- DU Marsh Waterfowl Production Area: 3.0 mi
- D U Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Stouffer Memorial Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Round Lake State Game Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Barringer Slough Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
Parks
- De Wolf Park: 5.3 mi
- Lost Island Park: 5.5 mi
- Smiths Slough State Game Management Area: 6.0 mi
- River View Park: 6.4 mi
- East Leach Park: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 42
- Maywood Beach: 17.4 mi
- Terrace Beach: 17.4 mi
- Bay View Beach: 17.6 mi
- Wheelers Beach: 17.8 mi
- Jones Beach: 17.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Parker Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Parker Museum: 6.7 mi
- Clay County Heritage Center: 6.9 mi
- House of Dolls Museum: 16.5 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Robert Emmet Statue: 16.7 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 18.1 mi
- Bike Monument: 19.3 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Wild Rose Casino and Resort: 17.6 mi
- Emmet County Nature Center: 20.3 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pumpkin Patch: 16.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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