Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area
Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 315 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyde County Park, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
108 named places within 25 miles
- Hyde County Park: 1.4 mi
- Hobart Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
- Bennett Access Area: 3.0 mi
- Butrick Bluff Wildlife Area: 3.5 mi
- Brown Bridge Access: 4.6 mi
- Richey Access: 2.1 mi
- Gazebo Park: 7.1 mi
- Freedom Park: 7.1 mi
- Scranton Memorial School Park: 7.1 mi
- University Forty County Park: 9.9 mi
- Historic Central School: 12.5 mi
- Farmstead Museum: 13.2 mi
- Jefferson Telephone Company Museum: 13.5 mi
- Greene County Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 13.5 mi
- Lindsey Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Shawn Muhr Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Old Bagley School: 20.6 mi
- Mount Moses: 14.1 mi
- Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moses | W 262° | 409 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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