Frytown Conservation Area
Frytown Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Belgum Grove, a nature reserve 5.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 26 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Johnson County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 35.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kalona City Park: 7.2 mi
- Corallville Creekside Ballpark: 8.5 mi
- Deerview Park: 8.9 mi
- Jim Bartels Tiffin City Park: 8.9 mi
- Mayor Glenn Potter Park: 8.9 mi
- Belgum Grove: 5.9 mi
- Lantz Wildlife Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Mesquakie Park: 9.8 mi
- Longfellow Nature Trail: 11.5 mi
- Muddy Creek Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 10.9 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 11.7 mi
- Colony Acres: 11.8 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 19.1 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 19.8 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 9.5 mi
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center: 10.4 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 10.6 mi
- Old Capitol: 10.8 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 10.8 mi
- Hayden Fry: 10.3 mi
- To Dorothy: 10.4 mi
- A Thousand Acres: 10.4 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 10.5 mi
- Made of Money: 10.5 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 10.3 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Herky: 10.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.2 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 19.8 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 19.9 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 20.0 mi
- Hinkletown: 13.9 mi
- Midway: 14.7 mi
- Nira: 15.0 mi
- Ivanhoe: 24.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.2 mi
- Perkl: 12.1 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 14.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 14.6 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 19.6 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 19.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frytown Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | NE 38° | 257 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | N 8° | 244 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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