Jakway Forest County Park
Jakway Forest County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 329 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Richardson-Jakway House, a attraction 0.3 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 329 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Patton Prairie: 3.1 mi
- Swartz Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Van Laningham County Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie: 5.0 mi
- Wehner Woods: 5.1 mi
- Buffalo Creek County Park: 8.7 mi
- Fontana Park: 8.9 mi
- Joy Springs Park: 8.9 mi
- Otter Creek Roadside Park: 9.7 mi
- Delwein City Park: 10.0 mi
- Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum: 10.3 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 10.3 mi
- Hub City Heritage Railway Museum: 11.0 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 12.0 mi
- Heatland Acres Exhibition Center: 13.7 mi
- Doris: 8.6 mi
- York: 15.1 mi
- Littleport: 21.7 mi
- Donnan: 22.3 mi
- Hartwick: 22.7 mi
- Wolf Hill: 10.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 11.3 mi
- Corn Hill: 14.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.9 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 21.4 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 0.3 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 19.4 mi
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 23.6 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 9.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Richmond Spring: 9.6 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 12.0 mi
- 325th Street: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jakway Forest County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | N 360° | 364 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 5° | 360 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | NE 44° | 355 m | 21.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | E 91° | 339 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 33° | 329 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
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 | 19 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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