Nature reserve · Iowa

Furrow Access

Furrow Access from directly overhead

Furrow Access is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. The nearest named place is Sand Lake, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Marshall CCB

Getting there

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Coordinates42.05194, -92.84685

1.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
6.8 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
101.3 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Nicholson-Ford OHV Park: 1.7 mi
Optimist Park: 2.0 mi
Three Bridges County Park: 2.7 mi
Assistance League Park: 2.7 mi
Riverview Park: 3.0 mi

Nature reserves55

Sand Lake: 0.9 mi
Sand Lake: 0.9 mi
Nicholson Ford Access: 1.9 mi
Mag Holland Access Area: 3.6 mi
Stewart Bird Sanctuary: 4.9 mi

Museums8

Marshall County Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
Weatherbee School Museum: 3.2 mi
Tama County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 16.5 mi
Grundy County Museum: 21.9 mi

Beaches2

Rock Creek Beach: 21.4 mi
Pine Lake Beach: 25.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Secor: 21.3 mi

Historic sites1

Eldora Veterans Memorial: 24.6 mi

Artworks1

Civil War Statue: 24.9 mi

Gardens1

Eldora Community Garden: 24.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:47	19:24
June solstice	05:37	20:09	20:51
September equinox	06:59	18:34	19:10
December solstice	07:37	15:58	16:43

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	50	36	25
Precip in	1.0	1.2	2.1	3.8	4.9	5.9	4.6	4.4	3.8	2.7	2.1	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshalltown, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401235

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