Nature reserve · Iowa
Maskunky Marsh
Maskunky Marsh is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. The nearest named place is Lake Keomah State Park, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 72 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.30606, -92.52599
- 71.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 42.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
121 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 52
- City Square Park: 6.2 mi
- Nicholson Park: 6.4 mi
- Keating Jaycee Park: 6.8 mi
- Hewitt Jaycee Park: 6.8 mi
- Edmundson Park: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- Lake Keomah State Park: 1.3 mi
- Skunk River Refuge: 2.1 mi
- Rose Hill Marsh: 3.0 mi
- White Oak Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Glendale Access: 4.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum: 5.3 mi
- What Cheer Brick School Museum: 11.1 mi
- Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles: 16.7 mi
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 19.3 mi
- Iowa Heartland History Connection: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 6.2 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Curtis King: 14.4 mi
- Steam locomotive: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dudley: 15.5 mi
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 18.4 mi
- Lancaster: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- M113: 17.8 mi
- Vermeer Windmill: 21.3 mi
- Klokkenspel: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Central College Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Ottumwa: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oskaloosa, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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