Nature reserve · Iowa

Laura and Skinny Schlesselman Wildlife Area

Laura and Skinny Schlesselman Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Laura and Skinny Schlesselman Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. The nearest named place is Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 6.4 miles away. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Iowa County Conservation Board

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.74603, -92.22558

4.7 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
10.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
63.8 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

96 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves47

Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
Iowa River Corridor WMA - Koszta Access: 6.7 mi
Iowa River Corridor WMA - Randolph Access: 7.0 mi
Randolph Access Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi

Parks33

Gateway Park: 9.0 mi
Lion's Club Park: 9.3 mi
Hannen Lake Park: 10.1 mi
Franklin Park: 10.5 mi
Anderson Park: 10.7 mi

Museums13

Iowa County Historical Society: 9.2 mi
Belle Plaine Area Museum: 10.7 mi
South Amana Barn Museum: 13.5 mi
High Amana General Store: 15.2 mi
Communal Kitchen Museum: 17.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Hinkletown: 20.9 mi
Nira: 24.7 mi

Historic sites1

In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 24.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:45	19:21
June solstice	05:35	20:06	20:48
September equinox	06:57	18:31	19:08
December solstice	07:34	15:57	16:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	19	24	36	49	60	70	73	71	64	51	37	25
Precip in	1.1	1.3	2.0	3.7	4.4	5.2	4.1	4.1	3.6	2.9	2.1	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Plaine, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/846719708

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