Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area
Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 338 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Joy Springs Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 338 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.1 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Joy Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Campbell Park: 3.3 mi
- Gifford Railroad Right of Way: 4.0 mi
- City Park: 5.9 mi
- Volga City Park: 9.1 mi
- Maquoketa River Angler Access Easement: 1.7 mi
- Maquoketa River Angler Access Easement: 2.2 mi
- Stone's Plantation: 4.5 mi
- Wehner Woods: 5.3 mi
- Ensign Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 3.4 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 6.7 mi
- Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum: 15.6 mi
- Hub City Heritage Railway Museum: 15.9 mi
- Carter House Museum: 15.9 mi
- York: 8.7 mi
- Littleport: 13.0 mi
- Elkport: 17.2 mi
- Doris: 17.4 mi
- Donnan: 20.5 mi
- Wolf Hill: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 7.8 mi
- Corn Hill: 11.1 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 12.5 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 3.7 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 22.6 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 8.9 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 18.3 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 3.5 mi
- Richmond Spring: 3.6 mi
- Waterfalls: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | NW 323° | 364 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 313° | 360 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | NE 41° | 355 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSE 151° | 339 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 16° | 329 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
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 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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