Doon Wildlife Area
Doon Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 387 m. Canton Mounds stands 430 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Doon City Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 387 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doon City Park: 1.4 mi
- Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area: 6.7 mi
- Corner Park: 7.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 7.4 mi
- ParkWest: 7.6 mi
- Boersma Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Lakewood Corners Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Rock River Access - AMBA Tract: 4.9 mi
- DeKoster Refuge: 5.1 mi
- Rock River Access: 5.8 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 9.8 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 9.8 mi
- Inwood Iowa Museum: 10.0 mi
- George Bicentennial Museum: 12.1 mi
- Historic School Museum: 13.3 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 12.1 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 17.7 mi
- Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 22.8 mi
- The Buffalo: 23.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 22.3 mi
- Visitor Center: 22.8 mi
- Calliope Village: 23.9 mi
- Sand Beach: 7.1 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 21.5 mi
- Greenhouse: 15.4 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 22.4 mi
- The Gift: 15.4 mi
- Canton Mounds: 15.9 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Doon Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Mounds | W 277° | 430 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:06 | 16:53 |
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 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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