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Judd Wildlife Area

Judd Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Judd Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 419 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.27948, -95.19282

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Florence Park: 3.6 mi
  • Calkins Park: 3.7 mi
  • Buchanan Park: 4.0 mi
  • Millstone Park: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 47
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Bike Monument: 6.4 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 17.8 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 19.5 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 18.6 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 21.4 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 3.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundWNW 297°490 m18.6 mi
Jackson County Highest PointNW 322°480.3 m21.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointNE 47°429.8 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:05
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0216:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465969737063493421
Precip in0.70.71.63.34.24.53.43.53.22.21.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford 4 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036126208

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