Nature reserve · Iowa

Elk Lake Wetland Complex

Elevation, modelled: 425 m
Nearest byway: Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway19.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:03local time
Coordinates: 43.0830, -94.9230

Elk Lake Wetland Complex from directly overhead

Elk Lake Wetland Complex is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 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.

The record

Elevation: 425;426

On the road

19.8 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

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

Beaches29

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

Museums22

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 sites5

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

Attractions3

Gardens1

Pumpkin Patch: 21.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Rubens: 23.0 mi

Light

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.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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