Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area
Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 429 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sioux Savanna, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 429 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Sioux Savanna: 1.0 mi
- Little Foote Forest: 1.2 mi
- Judd Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
- Florence Park: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Calkins Park: 2.7 mi
- Millstone Park: 2.8 mi
- Buchanan Park: 2.8 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 3.5 mi
- Terrace Beach: 3.5 mi
- Jones Beach: 3.7 mi
- Maywood Beach: 3.9 mi
- Bay View Beach: 4.1 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 2.5 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 5.0 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 5.1 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 5.1 mi
- Higgins Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bike Monument: 4.4 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 4.9 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 16.0 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 19.5 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 17.5 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 19.6 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 22.1 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 23.3 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 24.6 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 2.3 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | WNW 292° | 490 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | NW 319° | 480.3 m | 19.6 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | NE 51° | 429.8 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford 4 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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