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McBreen Marsh Wildlife Management Area

McBreen Marsh Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

McBreen Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 458 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
458 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.48016, -95.16553

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marble Beach State Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Templar State Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Public Water Access: 3.2 mi
  • Spirit Lake State Game Management Area: 3.6 mi
  • Anderson Park: 3.9 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 6
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 4.8 mi
  • Bike Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 8.0 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 17.0 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 14.8 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 15.7 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 18.6 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 13.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McBreen Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundWSW 253°490 m18.6 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 282°480.3 m14.8 mi
Martin County Highest PointE 83°429.8 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:06
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162032465869737063493421
Precip in0.50.61.43.04.14.83.53.73.02.11.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spirit Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/944327433

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