Nature reserve · Iowa
Fallen Rock Wildlife Area
Fallen Rock Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. The nearest named place is Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.39284, -93.09745
- 104.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Fallen Rock State Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Fallen Rock State Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Tower Rock: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Steamboat Rock City Park: 1.7 mi
- Gunderson Nature Park: 1.9 mi
- Washington Square Park: 1.9 mi
- Pine Lake State Park: 2.0 mi
- Deer Park: 2.2 mi
Museums: 11
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 1.4 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 1.4 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
- Union Depot: 12.0 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Eldora Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Arboretum: 11.8 mi
- St. Gabriel Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.4 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 2.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
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 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 2 mi away.
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