Hard Scrabble County Park
Hard Scrabble County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 285 m. Wolf Hill stands 339 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunlap Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 285 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.1 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunlap Park: 0.8 mi
- Poolside Park: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Jacobs Park: 6.7 mi
- Monticello City Park: 7.0 mi
- Brayton Memorial Forest: 4.3 mi
- Lyle Retz Memorial County Park: 5.7 mi
- Shearer Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Delaware County Historical Museum Complex: 1.6 mi
- Tri-County Historical Society Red Faber Museum: 12.5 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 12.6 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 13.0 mi
- Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum: 14.9 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 11.6 mi
- Boxcar: 12.5 mi
- M101: 13.0 mi
- Field of Dreams: 15.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 11.7 mi
- Wolf Hill: 22.9 mi
- Goose Rock: 23.1 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 15.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 21.2 mi
- Waterfalls: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hard Scrabble County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NW 322° | 339 m | 22.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 129° | 258 m | 11.7 mi |
| Goose Rock | ESE 122° | 214 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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