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Jason Smith Wildlife Protection Area

Jason Smith Wildlife Protection Area from directly overhead

Jason Smith Wildlife Protection Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jason Smith Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 106 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa DNR - Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates43.22273, -93.72013

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Crystal Lake State Park: 3.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 3.8 mi
  • Rotary-Westgate Park: 4.2 mi
  • Boman Park: 4.5 mi
  • Merrick City Park: 4.8 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 3.5 mi
  • Heritage Park: 4.6 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 9.7 mi
  • MIA-POW Display: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jason Smith Wildlife Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobENE 76°443 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3620:1620:59
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4515:5616:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455868716962483321
Precip in1.21.31.93.94.85.54.63.83.52.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78252724

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