Hanson Area
Hanson Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 369 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Shell Rock Unit, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 81 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 369 m
How to reach it
- 81.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.9 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Swensrud Park: 4.1 mi
- Hurd Park: 4.1 mi
- Worth County Fairgrounds: 4.2 mi
- Central Park: 4.2 mi
- Kuennen's Quarry: 6.1 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 4.2 mi
- Myrtle Museum: 8.2 mi
- Freeborn County Historical Society Museum: 12.8 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 14.1 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 3.8 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 3.9 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 12.1 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 13.3 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 14.4 mi
- Mower County Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 23.2 mi
- Lansing Corners: 23.4 mi
- The Music Man Square: 23.4 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 12.6 mi
- City Beach: 24.6 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 18.8 mi
- Harmony in Light: 23.4 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 11.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 20.9 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanson Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SW 220° | 443 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northwood, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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