Long Refuge
Long Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 323 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Iowa Arboretum & Gardens, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 323 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 146.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iowa Arboretum & Gardens: 1.3 mi
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Ledges State Park: 3.9 mi
- Dickcissel Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Harrier Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Eternal Flame: 1.4 mi
- Bluestem: 1.6 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 3.8 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 3.8 mi
- Bunny: 9.0 mi
- Ledges Research Station: 3.4 mi
- Swede Point Park: 4.4 mi
- Jensen Park: 5.3 mi
- Edgewood Park: 5.6 mi
- Kate Shelley Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Aborted Babies Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 8.9 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 9.0 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 9.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 11.0 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 11.0 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 11.0 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 8.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 8.5 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 11.0 mi
- "Twister Hill": 16.2 mi
- Goat Pen: 18.8 mi
- Madrid Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 6.8 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 8.0 mi
- Railroad Museum: 8.5 mi
- Battin Chapel: 9.9 mi
- Pilot Mound: 16.6 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 20.7 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NNW 328° | 362.7 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 8 WSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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