Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 208 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Larry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 208 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 43.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 4.3 mi
- Mid River Public Use Area: 4.7 mi
- F.W. Kent Park: 4.8 mi
- Lions Park: 5.9 mi
- Creekside Park: 5.9 mi
- In Transit: 6.8 mi
- To Wing: 7.0 mi
- Made of Money: 11.5 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 11.5 mi
- Hayden Fry: 11.5 mi
- The Amana General Store: 7.2 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
- Amana Community Church Museum: 7.4 mi
- Homestead Blacksmith Shop: 7.9 mi
- Colony Acres: 8.2 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 11.7 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 11.9 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 13.9 mi
- The 5th Realm: 16.8 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 13.0 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 13.3 mi
- Herky: 13.6 mi
- Westside Rising: 13.6 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 13.9 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 21.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.5 mi
- Perkl: 9.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 12.2 mi
- The Hogback: 21.0 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Andreas garden: 14.9 mi
- Cremation Garden: 15.5 mi
- Ivanhoe: 15.1 mi
- Midway: 19.3 mi
- Hinkletown: 23.2 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 5.9 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 6.0 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 9.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 20° | 289 m | 12.2 mi |
| Perkl | ESE 122° | 257 m | 9.4 mi |
| The Hogback | NNW 349° | 251 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 168° | 244 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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