Kenny's Woods
Kenny's Woods is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenwood Archaeological State Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mills County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- On the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- City Field Park: 2.3 mi
- Courthouse Lawn: 2.4 mi
- Whistlestop Park: 5.0 mi
- Pony Creek Park: 5.1 mi
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 17.0 mi
- Molecule Man Sculpture: 17.4 mi
- Giant Chicken: 17.7 mi
- Weeping Family: 17.7 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 17.7 mi
- Bellevue Depot Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Oto Mission Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Kramer Power Plant: 12.3 mi
- Fontenelle Bank - County Courthouse Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Homesick Angel: 12.7 mi
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party: 14.3 mi
- Nebraska Constitution Tree: 15.3 mi
- Tom's Treehouse: 15.3 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 17.6 mi
- Glenwood Archaeological State Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Mile Hill Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Haynie Slough: 5.7 mi
- Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Tree Lake Park: 7.6 mi
- Mills County Museum: 2.0 mi
- Pacific Junction Museum: 5.1 mi
- Cass County Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Fontenelle Bank: 12.3 mi
- Sarpy County Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.0 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Immanuel Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 17.7 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 19.0 mi
- Margaritaville: 10.8 mi
- Canopies: 19.8 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Queen Hill: 10.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Factoryville: 21.0 mi
- King Hill: 10.7 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kenny's Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | SW 218° | 359 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 3SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/795789073
Day trips start here
- Bellevue · 15 mi
- Council Bluffs · 18 mi
- Papillion · 20 mi
- Omaha · 22 mi
- Gretna · 29 mi
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