Hanover Wildlife Area
Hanover Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 415 m. Granger Hill stands 412 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is County Farm Park, a nature reserve 7.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 415 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Nelson Park: 7.9 mi
- Sunset Park: 8.5 mi
- Doty Park: 9.0 mi
- Northside Recreation Complex: 9.6 mi
- Union Park: 9.6 mi
- County Farm Park: 7.2 mi
- Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area: 9.8 mi
- Otter Creek Nature Area: 11.8 mi
- Thul Woodland: 12.2 mi
- Manteno County Park: 13.5 mi
- Dunham Barn: 13.0 mi
- Dougal House: 13.5 mi
- McClean Museum: 13.5 mi
- The Booster Buck: 13.5 mi
- Merry Brook Schoolhouse & Harrison County Historical Society: 23.1 mi
- Moorehead Historical Museum: 20.9 mi
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 22.0 mi
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 22.0 mi
- Odebolt Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
- Smithland Town Museum: 24.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.4 mi
- War Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 24.8 mi
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
- Granger Hill: 17.8 mi
- Battle Hill: 19.9 mi
- Durr Hill: 23.8 mi
- Grotto: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanover Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Hill | W 270° | 412 m | 17.8 mi |
| Durr Hill | W 275° | 391 m | 23.8 mi |
| Battle Hill | N 352° | 388 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denison, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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