McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area
McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is BHS memorial, a park 2.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
121 named places within 25 miles
- BHS memorial: 2.8 mi
- Bayard City Park: 2.8 mi
- Christy Pond Park: 3.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.8 mi
- Willow Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Elk Grove Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Middle Raccoon River Access: 9.1 mi
- Bundt Prairie: 9.3 mi
- Sheeder Prairie State Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Jefferson Telephone Company Museum: 17.2 mi
- Greene County Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
- Farmstead Museum: 18.3 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 18.8 mi
- Audubon County Home: 18.9 mi
- Shawn Muhr Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Old Bagley School: 9.3 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 17.3 mi
- Lindsey Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Albert the Bull: 18.6 mi
- Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 3.5 mi
- Guthrie County Freedom Rock: 12.1 mi
- John James Audubon Statue: 18.4 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 19.3 mi
- Mount Moses: 22.1 mi
- Jesse James Historical Park: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moses | NW 322° | 409 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:06 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guthrie CTR, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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