Nature reserve · Iowa
Kvale Tract
Kvale Tract is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jensen Tract, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 94 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winnebago CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates43.38448, -93.60260
- 93.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Jensen Tract: 0.8 mi
- Winnebago River Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Protection Area: 2.9 mi
- Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Hagen Prairie: 4.3 mi
Parks
- City Park: 3.7 mi
- Oakwood Park: 4.1 mi
- Rice Lake State Park: 5.1 mi
- Dahle Park: 5.8 mi
- Winnebago River Trail: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 9.8 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 14.5 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 14.9 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 14.9 mi
Museums: 14
- Holtan Farm Museum: 6.8 mi
- Mansion Museum: 8.4 mi
- Heritage Museum: 17.4 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Farmers Beach: 20.5 mi
- City Beach: 20.5 mi
- Dodges Beach: 20.6 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 21.6 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 22.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Knob: 9.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring of Winnebago River: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Iowa Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kvale Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSE 165° | 443 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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