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Hubbard Prairie

Hubbard Prairie from directly overhead

Hubbard Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. The nearest named place is Meier Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 117 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Hardin County Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30907, -93.31950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park: 1.5 mi
  • Radcliffe City Park: 5.8 mi
  • Logsdon Park: 6.0 mi
  • Reece Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Heritage Park: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 52
Historic sites: 27
  • Eldora Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Erickson Park Monument: 13.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 21.6 mi
Museums: 10
  • Radcliffe Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Hardin County Farm Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 12.1 mi
  • Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 12.5 mi
  • City of Roland Museum: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hertz Family Falls: 22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:3720:1220:54
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4015:5916:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969737063503523
Precip in1.11.22.14.05.25.94.14.53.62.81.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401214

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