Eden Prairie Recreation Area
Eden Prairie Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 402 m. Battle Hill stands 388 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reiff Park and Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 4.9 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 402 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
111 named places within 25 miles
- Bel-Air Beach: 7.5 mi
- South Cove Park: 7.6 mi
- Outlet Park: 7.7 mi
- Aksel Fredericksen Children's Park: 7.9 mi
- Edson Park: 8.2 mi
- Reiff Park and Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Whitetail Woods Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Storm Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Raccoon River Heritage Wildlife Corridor: 9.1 mi
- McDonald Greenbelt: 9.5 mi
- Log Cabin Museum: 9.0 mi
- Living Heritage Tree Museum: 9.3 mi
- Harker House: 9.5 mi
- Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sac County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Victory Arch: 9.6 mi
- Chief Black Hawk Statue: 15.5 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Benches: 24.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 7.8 mi
- Casino Beach: 8.7 mi
- World's Largest Popcorn Ball: 11.4 mi
- Bald Eagle Nest: 16.2 mi
- Memorial Statue: 11.9 mi
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural: 24.4 mi
- Pilot Rock: 22.6 mi
- Battle Hill: 23.3 mi
- Kolb Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eden Prairie Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Hill | WSW 239° | 388 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NW 306° | 366 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:06 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storm Lake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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