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East Twin Lake Forest

East Twin Lake Forest from directly overhead

East Twin Lake Forest is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is East Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 124 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Hancock CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates42.93993, -93.71188

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Swimming Pool Park: 8.5 mi
  • Lake Cornelia Park: 10.2 mi
  • Concord Park: 11.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 9
  • Old Dam: 8.0 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.7 mi
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 20.1 mi
  • Three Stars Monument: 21.3 mi
  • National Register of Historic Places: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 22.5 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Twin Lake Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNNE 20°443 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3720:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4315:5816:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455869726962493421
Precip in0.81.52.13.94.55.44.23.63.22.61.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Britt 3E, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78252710

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