Nature reserve · Iowa
Mather's Forest
Mather's Forest is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 330 m. The nearest named place is Nora Springs City Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 330 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.13254, -92.99276
- 88.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Nora Springs City Park: 1.1 mi
- Rockford Park: 5.8 mi
- Wyatt Park Campgrounds: 6.0 mi
- Wilkinson Pioneer Park: 6.6 mi
- Asbury Park: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Grovers Meadow: 2.1 mi
- Nagle Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Limestone Prairie Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Fossil & Prairie Park State Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Jodey Laudner Family Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
Museums: 14
- Charles H MacNider Museum: 10.3 mi
- Lime Creek Nature Center: 10.7 mi
- Cedar Valley Memories Museum: 13.1 mi
- Pioneer Kitchen Museum: 13.2 mi
- Marble Rock Historical Society Museum: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Civil War Monument: 10.6 mi
- Brewery: 10.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 14.8 mi
- Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 4
- City Beach: 19.7 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 20.4 mi
- Dodges Beach: 22.5 mi
- Farmers Beach: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rancho Deluxe: 10.2 mi
- The Music Man Square: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- Harmony in Light: 10.6 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 19.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason City, 10 mi away.
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