J.J. Lyons and Sons Wildlife Area
J.J. Lyons and Sons Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Cedar Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 68 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 282 m
How to reach it
- 67.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- North Cedar Park: 1.3 mi
- Gallagher Park: 1.5 mi
- Hickory Heights Park: 6.6 mi
- Prairie Park: 6.7 mi
- Ridgewood Park: 6.7 mi
- Cedar River Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Hauser Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
- Warren Twp. Cemetary Native Prairie: 7.3 mi
- Nashua Cedar Access: 8.5 mi
- Red Cedar Park: 8.8 mi
- Bremer County Historical Society Museum: 7.6 mi
- Chickasaw County Museum: 8.8 mi
- Shell Rock Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Readlyn Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Floyd County Museum: 18.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Butler County Freedom Rock: 15.3 mi
- OVERMAN PARK: 20.7 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 24.0 mi
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 24.9 mi
- The Panther Plot: 22.3 mi
- EMBARC Garden: 24.8 mi
- People's Garden: 24.9 mi
- Dancing St. Francis: 7.4 mi
- Statue Of Liberty Replica: 24.9 mi
- Siegel: 7.9 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of J.J. Lyons and Sons Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | WSW 248° | 306 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:53 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tripoli, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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