Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex
Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Lake Heritage Prairie, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 117 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
- 117.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Lake Heritage Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Lake Wetland Complex: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Lake Woodland Area: 4.2 mi
- Schuldt Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Schuldt Wildlife Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Lions Park: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Lake State Park: 4.8 mi
- Concord Park: 7.2 mi
- Garner Central Park: 7.7 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hobo Museum: 4.0 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 8.0 mi
- Liberty School Museum: 8.5 mi
- One Room Schoolhouse: 14.1 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 4.0 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 11.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.2 mi
- Old Dam: 15.9 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 18.8 mi
- Farmers Beach: 15.3 mi
- Dodges Beach: 16.0 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- City Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sexton: 17.5 mi
- Plum Creek: 23.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.7 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 19.4 mi
- Lu Verne City Jail: 19.9 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 35° | 443 m | 16.7 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 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:57 | 16:44 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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