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I-80 Wildlife Management Area

I-80 Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

I-80 Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Sand Hill stands 244 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Williamsburg Town Square, a park 3.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa County Conservation Board

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68847, -92.07303

Overlooks nearby

125 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Williamsburg Town Square: 3.8 mi
  • Lion's Club Park: 7.9 mi
  • Gateway Park: 8.2 mi
  • Environment Center: 12.2 mi
  • Hannen Lake Park: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Museums: 14
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 24.1 mi
  • I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Sand Hill: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Colony Acres: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of I-80 Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillE 90°244 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3520:0520:47
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3315:5716:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436486070737164513725
Precip in1.21.52.23.94.84.84.34.53.82.82.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 1E, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/846719709

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