Nature reserve · Iowa
Gehrke Wildlife Area
Gehrke Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. The nearest named place is Robinson Wildlife Area, a park 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 114 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.40730, -93.31218
- 114.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Robinson Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Logsdon Park: 3.0 mi
- Flowing Well County Park: 4.8 mi
- Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park: 7.2 mi
- Steinberg Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area: 3.2 mi
- Twin Elms: 3.8 mi
- Zeisman Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Hansen Wetland: 6.5 mi
- Hubbard Prairie: 6.8 mi
Museums: 12
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 8.3 mi
- Dow House: 8.3 mi
- Union Depot: 8.4 mi
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 16.6 mi
- Erickson Park Monument: 19.0 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Story City Carousel: 20.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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