Skip to content

Liska-Stanek Prairie

Liska-Stanek Prairie from directly overhead

Liska-Stanek Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 345 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Webster County Fairgrounds, a attraction 3.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41380, -94.22514

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linwood Hanson Park: 5.1 mi
  • Leif Ericson Park: 5.8 mi
  • Oleson Park: 5.9 mi
  • Riverfront South Park: 6.1 mi
  • Riverfront North Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 4
  • Webster County Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
  • Copperas Beds: 7.4 mi
  • Boneyard Hollow: 7.6 mi
  • "Twister Hill": 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Eide Memorial Fountain: 22.2 mi
  • Eagle Grove War Memorial: 23.9 mi
  • Founders Rock: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Freedom Rock: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Mound: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Liska-Stanek Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MoundSSE 148°362.7 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:4120:1520:58
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4416:0216:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162134475969727062503523
Precip in0.91.22.03.74.65.54.24.32.82.51.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Dodge 5nnw, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/923425414

More nature reserves in Iowa

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Liska-Stanek Prairie.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens