Little Rock River Wildlife Area - Central Unit
Little Rock River Wildlife Area - Central Unit is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 418 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is George Bicentennial Museum, a museum 2.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 418 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Locker Park: 2.2 mi
- River of Red Rock Park: 7.8 mi
- West Ashton Park: 8.5 mi
- Ashton Wayside Park: 9.0 mi
- Sunset Park: 10.8 mi
- Lyon County Conservation Board: 4.3 mi
- Otter Creek Public Hunting Area: 5.9 mi
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: 6.5 mi
- Bruce Schomaker Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Lyon County Conservation Board: 6.7 mi
- George Bicentennial Museum: 2.1 mi
- McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House: 11.7 mi
- Floyd Township School No. 8 Historical Building: 12.2 mi
- Prairie School Historical Building: 12.2 mi
- Prairie Arts Historical Park: 12.2 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 2.2 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 18.6 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 24.1 mi
- The Buffalo: 24.5 mi
- Getting's Garden: 13.8 mi
- Greenhouse: 20.7 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 23.8 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 15.0 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 22.4 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 20.5 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- Sand Beach: 19.7 mi
- The Gift: 20.7 mi
- Visitor Center: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Rock River Wildlife Area - Central Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | ENE 56° | 509 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | ENE 79° | 490 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:25 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
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 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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