Macbride Nature Recreation Area
Macbride Nature Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Raptor Ridge Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The University of Iowa
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 36.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.8 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scales Pointe: 1.7 mi
- Sugar Bottom Park: 1.8 mi
- Fox Valley Park: 2.3 mi
- Fox Run Park: 2.4 mi
- Sandy Beach Public Use Area: 2.4 mi
- Big Grove Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hoover Trail Greenway: 3.3 mi
- Strub Prairie: 3.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Made of Money: 6.8 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 6.9 mi
- Alidade: 6.9 mi
- From the River: 6.9 mi
- Hayden Fry: 7.0 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 8.5 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 8.6 mi
- Old Capitol: 8.6 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 8.7 mi
- Colony Acres: 3.8 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 4.0 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 6.1 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 8.8 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 13.8 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Herky: 8.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 13.5 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 13.8 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 13.8 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 14.9 mi
- Perkl: 4.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 9.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 13.0 mi
- The Hogback: 24.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 9.8 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Andreas garden: 15.8 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 2.0 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.8 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macbride Nature Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 342° | 289 m | 13.0 mi |
| Perkl | S 183° | 257 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Hogback | NNW 330° | 251 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | SW 226° | 244 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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