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Goodell Wildlife Management Area

Goodell Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Goodell Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 120 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa DNR - Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates42.94104, -93.56828

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Swimming Pool Park: 6.9 mi
  • Loomis Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
  • Ingebretson Park: 9.7 mi
  • Concord Park: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 11
  • Old Dam: 7.0 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.9 mi
  • Three Stars Monument: 16.4 mi
  • National Register of Historic Places: 16.4 mi
  • World Trade Center Steel Memorial: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • The Music Man Square: 23.6 mi
  • Rancho Deluxe: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goodell Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobN 2°443 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:27
June solstice05:3620:1420:57
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4315:5716:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455869726962493421
Precip in0.81.52.13.94.55.44.23.63.22.61.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Britt 3E, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78252707

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