Nature reserve · Iowa
Ferry Landing Recreation Area
Ferry Landing Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 158 m. The nearest named place is Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 158 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.15987, -91.01118
- 2.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 109.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sand Run Park: 3.9 mi
- Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 4.2 mi
- Cappy Russell Access: 4.5 mi
- Keithsburg Historic District: 5.5 mi
- Riverview Access Area: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Mississippi River Islands WMA: 3.8 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division: 4.4 mi
- Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Museums: 7
- Louisa County Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum: 13.5 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 18.1 mi
- Zion School Museum: 20.0 mi
- Winfield Museum: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Mark Twain Overlook: 18.5 mi
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 20.1 mi
- Benjamin Nye Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Snake Alley: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Metal Flower: 20.1 mi
- Metal Monarch: 20.1 mi
- Tree of Life: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bald Bluff: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- East Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Monarch Garden: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 24.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Boston DAM 17, 3 mi away.
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