English River Wildlife Area
English River Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinkletown, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 31 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210 m
How to reach it
- 31.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bidwell-Slockett Park: 5.7 mi
- South Park: 5.9 mi
- Environment Center: 7.5 mi
- South English City Park: 8.5 mi
- Williamsburg Town Square: 11.6 mi
- Lantz Wildlife Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Foster Woods Park: 5.8 mi
- Coffman Wood Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Statler Woods: 10.1 mi
- Pilot Grove State Preserve: 11.7 mi
- English Valley History Center: 7.3 mi
- Amana Community Church Museum: 18.1 mi
- Homestead Blacksmith Shop: 18.1 mi
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center: 18.7 mi
- South Amana Barn Museum: 19.1 mi
- Hayden Fry: 22.8 mi
- To Dorothy: 22.9 mi
- A Thousand Acres: 22.9 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 22.9 mi
- Made of Money: 23.0 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 18.5 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Herky: 23.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.8 mi
- Hinkletown: 1.8 mi
- Nira: 3.4 mi
- Lancaster: 19.8 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 23.5 mi
- Colony Acres: 23.6 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 24.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.7 mi
- Perkl: 24.1 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Cremation Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of English River Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | NE 51° | 257 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 43° | 244 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 1E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/308150931
Take the scenic way to English River Wildlife Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.