Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 420 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Foote Forest, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 420 m
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Foote Forest: 1.9 mi
- Little Sioux Savanna: 2.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Cayler Prairie State Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Cayler Prairie Complex Waterfowl Production Area: 4.0 mi
- Emerson Bay State Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Howard Titterington City Park: 3.0 mi
- Gull Point State Park: 3.2 mi
- Alex Danbom Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 2.4 mi
- Milford Beach: 2.8 mi
- Crescent Beach: 2.8 mi
- Jones Beach: 3.0 mi
- Papoose Beach: 3.1 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 2.9 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 4.5 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 4.5 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 4.5 mi
- Higgins Museum: 4.9 mi
- Bike Monument: 2.7 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 4.3 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 14.0 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 19.9 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 15.5 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 16.9 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 21.5 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 21.1 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 22.6 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 3.1 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | WNW 284° | 490 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | NW 316° | 480.3 m | 16.9 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | ENE 59° | 429.8 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford 4 NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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