Nature reserve · Iowa
French Grove Wildlife Area
French Grove Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. The nearest named place is Prairie Creek Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Marshall CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.07848, -93.18582
- 3.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 116.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.9 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Prairie Creek Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Colo Bog: 4.8 mi
- Colo Wetland WMA: 5.3 mi
- Bear Grove Forest Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Colo Bog: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Kaufman City Park: 4.2 mi
- Brookside Park: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 7.8 mi
- Zearing Park: 7.9 mi
- City Park: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Civil War Statue: 20.0 mi
- Dire Enticement: 22.0 mi
- Cy-House Rock!: 22.1 mi
- AASOE Site: 22.1 mi
- Jester: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Erickson Park Monument: 16.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Inis Grove Park Rock: 21.9 mi
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 21
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 14.1 mi
- Arboretum: 16.4 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 23.6 mi
Museums: 14
- Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 4.4 mi
- Weatherbee School Museum: 14.3 mi
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Ducks: 20.6 mi
- Turkey Pen: 20.6 mi
- Chickens: 20.6 mi
- Goat Pen: 20.6 mi
- Story City Carousel: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 23.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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