Eagle Lake Wetland Complex
Eagle Lake Wetland Complex is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Lake Woodland Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 114 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
- 114.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Lake Woodland Area: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Lake Heritage Prairie: 1.4 mi
- Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Lake Wildlife Protection Area: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Flats Wildlife Protection Area: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Lake State Park: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Lions Park: 4.2 mi
- Concord Park: 6.3 mi
- Garner Central Park: 6.4 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hobo Museum: 3.6 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 9.2 mi
- Liberty School Museum: 11.7 mi
- Mansion Museum: 12.3 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 3.6 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 9.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 11.0 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 17.3 mi
- National Register of Historic Places: 17.3 mi
- Farmers Beach: 14.1 mi
- Dodges Beach: 14.8 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 16.8 mi
- City Beach: 17.6 mi
- Sexton: 18.2 mi
- Plum Creek: 23.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 13.8 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 17.9 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 19.4 mi
- Lu Verne City Jail: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Lake Wetland Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 40° | 443 m | 13.8 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 | 16:43 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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