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Howards Wood Recreation Area

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Elevation
299 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Fort Sumter Rock306 m · 24.5 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road68.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:54local time
Coordinates
42.9846, -92.5611
Howards Wood Recreation Area from directly overhead

Howards Wood Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 299 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Lake Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 69 miles off.

Elevation
299 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howards Wood Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockSW 223°306 m24.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:23
June solstice05:3220:1020:54
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3915:5316:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475969727062503523
Precip in1.01.11.93.75.16.14.94.33.82.61.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charles City, 8 mi away.

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