Nature reserve · Iowa
Gedney Lake Area
Gedney Lake Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Muscatine County Conservation Board
How to reach it
Coordinates41.40231, -91.31015
- 11.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 34.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Red Cedar Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Cone Marsh State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Hoover Nature Trail: 7.1 mi
- Pike Run Wildlife Area: 8.0 mi
Parks
- Eden Park: 7.8 mi
- Doughtery Park: 8.0 mi
- River Forks Access: 8.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 8.5 mi
- North Park: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 21
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 18.5 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 18.5 mi
- P.T. Smith House: 18.5 mi
- House of the Maples: 18.5 mi
- Statue of Isis: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tree of Life: 9.0 mi
- Metal Monarch: 9.1 mi
- Metal Flower: 9.1 mi
- Man on a Bench: 20.7 mi
- Visionary Stone: 20.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Lone Tree Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 13.7 mi
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center: 14.8 mi
- Louisa County Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Presidential Library and Museum: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 11.9 mi
- Mark Twain Overlook: 14.4 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 15.0 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 20.3 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 20.4 mi
- I-80 EB: 21.1 mi
- I-80 WB: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Monarch Garden: 9.1 mi
- Cremation Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 18.6 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Midway: 16.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Junction, 9 mi away.
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