Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area
Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Prairie Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Williams Prairie Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Larry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Hanging Rock Wildlife Mangement Area: 1.8 mi
- Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Macbride Nature Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Lions Park: 3.6 mi
- Creekside Park: 3.9 mi
- F.W. Kent Park: 4.6 mi
- City Park: 7.0 mi
- Deerview Park: 7.2 mi
- In Transit: 9.0 mi
- To Wing: 9.2 mi
- Hayden Fry: 13.0 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 13.1 mi
- Made of Money: 13.1 mi
- Amana Community Church Museum: 4.4 mi
- The Amana General Store: 4.7 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Homestead Blacksmith Shop: 4.9 mi
- Colony Acres: 10.2 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 13.5 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 14.8 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 15.3 mi
- The 5th Realm: 19.1 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 12.7 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 13.5 mi
- Herky: 15.1 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 15.2 mi
- Westside Rising: 15.6 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 16.1 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 23.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.4 mi
- Perkl: 11.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 14.6 mi
- The Hogback: 21.9 mi
- Ivanhoe: 18.2 mi
- Hinkletown: 20.6 mi
- Midway: 20.9 mi
- Nira: 23.8 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Cremation Garden: 17.1 mi
- Andreas garden: 17.1 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.6 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 8.8 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 29° | 289 m | 14.6 mi |
| Perkl | ESE 108° | 257 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Hogback | N 357° | 251 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 144° | 244 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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