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Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area

Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 200 m. Heer Hill stands 279 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Manikowski Prairie State Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 10 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
200 m

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96541, -90.39789

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • DeepCreek Campgrounds: 3.7 mi
  • Westside Park: 5.8 mi
  • Two Good Park: 6.0 mi
  • Jackson County Recreation Trail: 6.3 mi
  • McNeil Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 11
  • The Stone Tower: 12.5 mi
  • Elijah Buell Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Curtis Mansion: 13.5 mi
  • Savanna Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
  • Historic ruins: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Havencrest Castle: 15.5 mi
  • Point Rock: 23.2 mi
  • Old Galena Bridge: 23.4 mi
  • Helium Trampoline Park: 23.4 mi
  • Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat: 24.6 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Lost Mound: 17.7 mi
  • South Bluff: 19.5 mi
  • Heer Hill: 20.5 mi
  • North Bluff: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pavilion: 17.0 mi
  • Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heer HillNNE 32°279 m20.5 mi
South BluffN 356°264.5 m19.5 mi
North BluffN 356°261 m20.6 mi
Lost MoundNNE 20°251 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2719:5920:41
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2715:4916:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212537506171757366534028
Precip in1.41.62.43.44.04.53.43.43.72.62.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fulton L&D #13, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/75673189

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