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Hanging Bog State Preserve

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Elevation
222 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Trashmore289 m · 8.5 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway5.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
42.0442, -91.7705
Hanging Bog State Preserve from directly overhead

Hanging Bog State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 222 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chain Lakes Natural Area Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
222 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanging Bog State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE 133°289 m8.5 mi
PerklSSE 156°257 m24.3 mi
The HogbackNNW 328°251 m3.9 mi
Sand HillS 172°244 m24.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 17
Peaks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3220:0520:47
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3315:5416:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212638516271747265533927
Precip in1.21.32.14.04.75.74.54.44.03.02.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids #1, 9 mi away.

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