Heise Wildlife Area
Heise Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Wall Lake County Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 131 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 313 m
How to reach it
- 131.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Wall Lake County Park: 2.9 mi
- Story City Soccer Field: 3.8 mi
- North Park: 4.1 mi
- Prairie Park: 4.2 mi
- Story City Park: 4.4 mi
- Bob Pyle Marsh WMA: 4.8 mi
- Richard's Marsh Area: 5.7 mi
- E18 Greenbelt Access: 6.0 mi
- Skunk River Greenbelt: 6.0 mi
- Doolittle Prairie State Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Inuksuk: 12.5 mi
- Three Crosses of Calvary: 13.6 mi
- Dire Enticement: 14.7 mi
- Start to Finish: 14.8 mi
- Rising Wave: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Erickson Park Monument: 7.4 mi
- Skunk River Overlook: 12.1 mi
- Ada Hayden Rock: 12.2 mi
- John F Lacey Rock: 12.2 mi
- Arboretum: 15.6 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 15.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 16.5 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 7.1 mi
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Ames History Museum: 15.4 mi
- Farm House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 15.8 mi
- Story City Carousel: 4.1 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 16.6 mi
- "Twister Hill": 19.8 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 19.9 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 19.9 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 17.6 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 19.3 mi
- Pilot Mound: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heise Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WSW 253° | 362.7 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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