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Hanging Bog State Preserve

Hanging Bog State Preserve from directly overhead

Hanging Bog State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 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.

What the record says

Elevation
222 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04422, -91.77047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chain Lakes Natural Area Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hanging Bog State Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Chain Lakes County Park: 0.9 mi
  • Chain Lakes Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Drake Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Chain Lakes Natural Area: 1.0 mi
  • Otter Creek Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • Pleasant Creek State Park: 5.8 mi
  • Goose Pond Natural Area: 7.3 mi
  • Garnett Park: 7.5 mi
Museums: 24
Artworks: 17
  • Blessed Art Thou Arch: 6.6 mi
  • Arch: 6.7 mi
  • Striving: 6.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 6.9 mi
  • Squares: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Witch's Basement: 4.8 mi
  • Westside Rising: 6.0 mi
  • Sister Catherine McAuley: 6.7 mi
  • Sister Frances Warde: 6.8 mi
  • The Coe "Victory" Bell: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • The Hogback: 3.9 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 8.5 mi
  • Perkl: 24.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 7.0 mi
  • Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The 5th Realm: 7.5 mi
  • Johnson County Freedom Rock: 21.4 mi
  • Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 22.3 mi
  • Colony Acres: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Andreas garden: 6.7 mi
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 13.2 mi
  • I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911260995

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