Jerico Wildlife Area
Jerico Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 354 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 51.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stephen Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Carroll Access Area: 5.4 mi
- Joachim Prairie: 6.9 mi
- Devon Woods: 7.3 mi
- Thomson Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Saude Park: 4.6 mi
- McBride Park: 4.9 mi
- Adolph Munson Park: 5.9 mi
- City Park: 8.1 mi
- City Park: 8.3 mi
- Jackson Number Twelve School Museum: 5.9 mi
- Carnegie Culture Center: 9.9 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 13.9 mi
- Howard County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 24.1 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 24.1 mi
- Luther Bell: 24.1 mi
- I Am Wood: 24.1 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 24.1 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 22.7 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 23.9 mi
- Niagara Cave: 24.1 mi
- Niagara Cave: 24.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 12.4 mi
- Conover: 18.2 mi
- State Line Wayside: 21.8 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jerico Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | NE 37° | 350 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Hampton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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