Luke Rossiter Wildlife Area
Luke Rossiter Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 372 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Recreation Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 102 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 372 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winnebago CCB
How to reach it
- 101.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Linden Township Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Myre Slough Wildlife Protection Area: 3.5 mi
- Thompson Roadside Prairie: 3.9 mi
- Myre Slough Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- South Park: 6.4 mi
- Lions Park: 6.5 mi
- Post Office Park: 6.5 mi
- Buffalo Center Municipal Swimming Pool: 6.5 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park: 8.4 mi
- Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 9.9 mi
- Mansion Museum: 11.1 mi
- Hobo Museum: 17.3 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 17.3 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 8.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 12.1 mi
- MIA-POW Display: 12.8 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.7 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 17.3 mi
- Homedahl: 12.1 mi
- Clayton: 16.3 mi
- Sexton: 22.3 mi
- Plum Creek: 24.6 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 24.2 mi
- Jolly Green Giant: 25.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.3 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 21.7 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Luke Rossiter Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ESE 115° | 443 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:56 | 16:43 |
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 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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