Nature reserve · Iowa
Hawthorn Wildlife Management Area
Hawthorn Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 269 m. The nearest named place is Union Mills Access, a nature reserve 6.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 70 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48632, -92.45769
- 70.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
100 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 40
- Union Mills Access: 6.4 mi
- Fox Forest County Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Diamond Lake Park: 8.4 mi
- Deep River Timber Reserve: 9.1 mi
- Roberson's Mahaska Access: 10.0 mi
Parks: 34
- Lake Yenruogis County Park: 15.2 mi
- Legion Park: 16.4 mi
- City Square Park: 16.4 mi
- Hewitt Jaycee Park: 16.6 mi
- Keating Jaycee Park: 16.9 mi
Museums: 12
- What Cheer Brick School Museum: 8.1 mi
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum: 13.6 mi
- Wagaman Mill Museum: 18.0 mi
- Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles: 18.7 mi
- English Valley History Center: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 16.4 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 17.2 mi
- Van Wyk Winery: 21.0 mi
- Jasper County Freedom Rock: 21.1 mi
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- Sully Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Central College Garden: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Vermeer Windmill: 24.3 mi
- Klokkenspel: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lancaster: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oskaloosa, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
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