- Elevation, modelled
- 274 m
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road54.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4333, -92.0728
Franta Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 274 m. The nearest named place is Edgerton Reserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 54 miles off.
- 54.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Edgerton Reserve: 0.2 mi
- Hodges and North Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Fox Township Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Crumbacher Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Spring Creek Cemetery: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Pioneer Park: 3.2 mi
- Public Square Park: 7.3 mi
- Cutshall Area - Anderson Addition: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.3 mi
- Schmidt Park: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 8.8 mi
- Lokolo: 11.9 mi
- Nopuko Air Coaster: 11.9 mi
- Tuka Tumbler: 11.9 mi
- Mama Pezaki: 11.9 mi
Museums: 20
- Heatland Acres Exhibition Center: 7.7 mi
- La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum: 10.2 mi
- FFA Historical and Ag Museum: 10.3 mi
- Phelps Youth Pavillion: 14.4 mi
- Grout Museum of History and Science: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- Master Gardener's Orchard: 12.7 mi
- Display Garden: 12.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 12.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.8 mi
- NEIFB Community Garden: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- POW Memorial: 14.2 mi
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 14.2 mi
- Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 14.3 mi
- OVERMAN PARK: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- 325th Street: 8.0 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 19.2 mi
- East Bluff: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Doris: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Statue Of Liberty Replica: 14.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence #1, 12 mi away.
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