Nature reserve · Iowa
Elk Lake Wetland Complex
Elk Lake Wetland Complex is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. The nearest named place is Little-Bit-Of-Prairie Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 425;426
How to reach it
Coordinates43.08302, -94.92301
- 19.8 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Little-Bit-Of-Prairie Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- D U Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- DU Marsh Waterfowl Production Area: 3.0 mi
- Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Barringer Slough Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Lost Island Park: 5.8 mi
- Lost Island Huston Park: 6.9 mi
- Smiths Slough State Game Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Oppedahl State Game Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Salton Park: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Maywood Beach: 21.8 mi
- Terrace Beach: 21.8 mi
- Bay View Beach: 22.0 mi
- Wheelers Beach: 22.1 mi
- Gilleys Beach: 22.3 mi
Museums: 22
- Parker Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Parker Museum: 11.7 mi
- Clay County Heritage Center: 11.8 mi
- House of Dolls Museum: 12.3 mi
- Palo Alto County Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Robert Emmet Statue: 12.5 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 22.4 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 22.5 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Bike Monument: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Wild Rose Casino and Resort: 13.4 mi
- Emmet County Nature Center: 19.2 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pumpkin Patch: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rubens: 23.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:20 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
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 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmetsburg, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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