Dieken Wildlife Area
Dieken Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 377 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lidtke County Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 377 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 50.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Preston Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Iowa River Access: 2.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Souhrada Forest Wildlife Area: 5.2 mi
- Souhrada Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Lidtke County Park: 2.0 mi
- Lubbert Park: 7.7 mi
- Florenceville Park: 9.6 mi
- Mystery Cave State Park: 10.8 mi
- Mystery Cave State Park: 11.1 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Howard County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 11.9 mi
- Washburn-Zittleman Museum: 15.9 mi
- Methodist Church Museum: 15.9 mi
- Niagara Cave: 13.7 mi
- Niagara Cave: 13.7 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 16.6 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Deer Creek Speedway: 19.4 mi
- Forestville: 15.1 mi
- Elliota: 19.1 mi
- Clear Grit: 22.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.8 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 18.3 mi
- State Line Wayside: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 13.5 mi
- Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dieken Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | SE 129° | 350 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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