Ira Nichols Outdoor Classroom
Ira Nichols Outdoor Classroom is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 326 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Foster Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 110 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 326 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin County Conservation
How to reach it
- 109.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Foster Park: 0.3 mi
- Fitz Riverbend Park: 0.4 mi
- Assembly Park: 0.4 mi
- North Park: 0.5 mi
- Estes Park: 0.7 mi
- Girl Scout Area: 1.3 mi
- Bob and Eleanor Weldon Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- Hansen Wetland: 2.0 mi
- Iowa Falls River Access: 2.0 mi
- Weldon Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Dow House: 0.6 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 0.7 mi
- Union Depot: 1.0 mi
- REA Power Plant Museum: 11.2 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 13.9 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.3 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 14.5 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Arboretum: 15.6 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 13.4 mi
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 13.8 mi
- Civil War Statue: 14.6 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 14.8 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ira Nichols Outdoor Classroom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | NE 55° | 306 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/79401182
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