Flinders Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Flinders Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 454 m. Pilot Rock stands 366 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Weafe Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 454 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
130 named places within 25 miles
- Weafe Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Negus Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Williams Wetland: 4.2 mi
- Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Dog Creek County Park: 4.2 mi
- Covey Church Park: 6.3 mi
- Mill Creek State Park: 7.1 mi
- Swanson Complex: 7.9 mi
- Paullina City Park: 8.0 mi
- Kirchner Park & Museum: 10.1 mi
- Kirchner Park & Museum: 10.1 mi
- Tallman Museum: 15.8 mi
- Sanford Museum and Planetarium: 16.1 mi
- Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association Museum: 20.1 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 15.4 mi
- Pilot Rock: 19.9 mi
- Getting's Garden: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flinders Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | S 184° | 366 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:05 | 16:51 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 51 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Primghar, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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