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McClelland Beach

McClelland Beach from directly overhead

McClelland Beach is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trickle Slough Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
427 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.49942, -95.08912

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Spirit Lake State Game Management Area: 1.6 mi
  • Robertson County Park: 1.8 mi
  • Brown Park: 2.0 mi
  • Public Water Access: 2.1 mi
  • Anderson Park: 2.5 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 7
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 1.9 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 9.6 mi
  • Bike Monument: 10.0 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 14.0 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Martin County Highest Point: 11.8 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 17.4 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 18.4 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 10.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McClelland Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundWSW 253°490 m22.7 mi
Jackson County Highest PointW 275°480.3 m18.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointE 87°429.8 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:06
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/944327442

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