Foster Woods Park
Foster Woods Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 239 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is South Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 35 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 239 m
How to reach it
- 35.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- South Park: 1.2 mi
- Bidwell-Slockett Park: 1.3 mi
- Kalona City Park: 8.4 mi
- South English City Park: 12.2 mi
- Environment Center: 12.6 mi
- Lantz Wildlife Reserve: 4.5 mi
- Statler Woods: 5.7 mi
- English River Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Clemmons Creek Wildlife and Recreation Area;Clemmons Creek Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Izaak Walton League-Chichaqua Chapter: 11.7 mi
- English Valley History Center: 12.5 mi
- Conger House Museum: 13.6 mi
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center: 14.4 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 21.2 mi
- Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles: 21.3 mi
- Hayden Fry: 21.9 mi
- To Dorothy: 21.9 mi
- A Thousand Acres: 22.0 mi
- Weatherdance Fountain: 22.0 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 22.0 mi
- Nira: 5.1 mi
- Hinkletown: 7.4 mi
- Lancaster: 20.2 mi
- Midway: 24.4 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 14.3 mi
- Herky: 22.0 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.0 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 22.0 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 23.3 mi
- Colony Acres: 23.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.3 mi
- Perkl: 23.8 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Cremation Garden: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foster Woods Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | NE 37° | 257 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNE 25° | 244 m | 18.3 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 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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