Lyle Retz Memorial County Park
Lyle Retz Memorial County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 269 m. Wolf Hill stands 339 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Shearer Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.0 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Delhi Silver Lake County Park: 2.0 mi
- City Park: 2.3 mi
- Dunlap Park: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Poolside Park: 5.3 mi
- Shearer Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Turtle Creek Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Brayton Memorial Forest: 3.5 mi
- Hard Scrabble County Park: 5.7 mi
- Kuhlman Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
- Delaware County Historical Museum Complex: 5.2 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 11.7 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 11.7 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 14.9 mi
- Tri-County Historical Society Red Faber Museum: 16.8 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 6.0 mi
- Field of Dreams: 15.1 mi
- Boxcar: 16.7 mi
- M101: 17.1 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 24.8 mi
- Hartwick: 2.4 mi
- York: 17.6 mi
- Elkport: 23.8 mi
- Littleport: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 18.7 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 20.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 17.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 17.2 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 24.9 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 17.1 mi
- Waterfalls: 18.2 mi
- Richmond Spring: 20.7 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lyle Retz Memorial County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NW 320° | 339 m | 17.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 135° | 258 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NE 47° | 241 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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