Ludwig Reserve
Ludwig Reserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 325 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bily Clocks Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 1.6 mi
- Lake Meyer County Park: 3.9 mi
- Fort Atkinson City Park: 4.2 mi
- Fort Atkinson State Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Ludwig County Park: 4.3 mi
- Chipera Prairie: 5.1 mi
- Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Cleghorn Wildlife Area: 10.4 mi
- Highway 52 Surplus: 10.9 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 11.5 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 11.6 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 11.6 mi
- Luther Bell: 11.6 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 11.6 mi
- Niagara Cave: 21.9 mi
- Niagara Cave: 22.0 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 24.5 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 12.9 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 16.6 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 11.0 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ludwig Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | NW 326° | 350 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/969608160
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