Nature reserve · Iowa
Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area
Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 384 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. Great River Road passes 91 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 384 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates43.46528, -93.69685
- 91.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Good Neighbors Marsh Wildlife Protection Area: 3.7 mi
- Thompson Roadside Prairie: 6.8 mi
- Jensen Tract: 6.9 mi
- Kvale Tract: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Dahle Park: 6.2 mi
- Oakwood Park: 9.0 mi
- City Park: 9.5 mi
- Rice Lake State Park: 11.3 mi
- Winnebago River Trail: 12.4 mi
Museums: 10
- Holtan Farm Museum: 12.3 mi
- Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Mansion Museum: 14.1 mi
- Alden Community Museum: 15.4 mi
- Wells Depot Museum: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 8.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 15.6 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 17.2 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 17.3 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 23.2 mi
- Jolly Green Giant: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring of Winnebago River: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Knob: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Iowa Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Albert Lea Beach: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSE 154° | 443 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 13 mi away.
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