Nature reserve · Iowa
Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Area
Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. Great River Road passes 110 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates43.16944, -93.74011
- 110.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 50
- Eagle Lake State Park: 3.0 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 4.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Lions Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 12
- Armstrong House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hobo Museum: 5.9 mi
- Mansion Museum: 8.4 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 9.6 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
- World's Largest Bullhead: 4.6 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 7.5 mi
- MIA-POW Display: 15.9 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Farmers Beach: 15.2 mi
- Dodges Beach: 15.8 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 17.8 mi
- City Beach: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Sexton: 18.6 mi
- Plum Creek: 23.4 mi
- Homedahl: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Knob: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lu Verne City Jail: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ENE 59° | 443 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Britt 3E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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