Nature reserve · Iowa
Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area
Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. The nearest named place is Sand Run Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.1 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates41.17566, -91.07050
- 1.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 112.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
128 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 59
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division: 1.8 mi
- Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge: 2.7 mi
- Ferry Landing Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Louisa Division: 3.3 mi
Parks: 53
- Sand Run Park: 0.9 mi
- Cappy Russell Access: 5.1 mi
- Hwy 61 Access: 7.2 mi
- Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Louisa Interpretive Center: 7.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Louisa County Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
- Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum: 11.1 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 17.0 mi
- Zion School Museum: 19.4 mi
- Winfield Museum: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Mark Twain Overlook: 17.4 mi
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 20.8 mi
- Benjamin Nye Memorial: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 3
- Metal Flower: 16.8 mi
- Metal Monarch: 16.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bald Bluff: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Monarch Garden: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- East Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Boston DAM 17, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
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