Eagle Lake Wildlife Protection Area
Eagle Lake Wildlife Protection Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Warren E. Fox Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 110 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
- 110.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Lake State Park: 3.3 mi
- Garner Central Park: 5.1 mi
- Concord Park: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Winnebago River Canoe Access: 7.2 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Hobo Museum: 7.0 mi
- Mansion Museum: 8.6 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 10.2 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 10.5 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 7.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 7.2 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 7.7 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 14.7 mi
- National Register of Historic Places: 14.7 mi
- Farmers Beach: 11.9 mi
- Dodges Beach: 12.5 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 14.6 mi
- City Beach: 15.1 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 16.0 mi
- Harmony in Light: 24.2 mi
- The Music Man Square: 24.3 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 24.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.8 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 15.3 mi
- Sexton: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Lake Wildlife Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 41° | 443 m | 9.8 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 | 18:36 | 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
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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