Skip to content

Johnson / Noel Buckeye Wildlife Area

Johnson / Noel Buckeye Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Johnson / Noel Buckeye Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 211 m. The nearest named place is Bluewing Marsh Nature Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 50 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
211 m

What to expect

Operated by
Wapello County Conservation Board

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.04277, -92.19218

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Batavia City Ball Park and Playground: 3.5 mi
  • Gobble Park: 3.9 mi
  • Gantz-Hewett Timber: 4.5 mi
  • Gantz-Hewett Timber: 4.5 mi
  • Agency Lions Park: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 4
  • Steam locomotive: 11.7 mi
  • Maharishi Tower of Invincibility: 11.9 mi
  • Curtis King: 17.5 mi
  • Gone West Memorial: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Ottumwa: 11.8 mi
  • The Art House: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Brahmasthan (Courtyard): 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3720:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3116:0016:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222738506170747264523928
Precip in1.51.82.43.75.55.14.03.83.63.02.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/480347573

More nature reserves in Iowa

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Johnson / Noel Buckeye Wildlife Area.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens