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Finn Pond Wildlife Area

Finn Pond Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Finn Pond Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 324 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Head Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
324 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03247, -94.42002

115 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Head Park: 1.9 mi
  • Head Park: 2.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 2.2 mi
  • Kelso Park: 2.5 mi
  • Chautauqua Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 5
  • Lincoln Statue: 2.6 mi
  • Lindsey Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Old Bagley School: 12.9 mi
  • Shawn Muhr Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • Municipal Band Shell: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Pilot Mound: 22.7 mi
  • Mount Moses: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Finn Pond Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MosesW 279°409 m23.6 mi
Pilot MoundENE 68°362.7 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4320:1520:58
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4316:0516:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182336486070737164513624
Precip in1.01.32.03.65.05.24.44.23.12.61.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/944276661

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