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McCormack Prairie

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Elevation
383 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Rock366 m · 19.6 mi
Nearest byway
Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway2.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
42.9634, -95.4252
McCormack Prairie from directly overhead

McCormack Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 383 m. Pilot Rock stands 366 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles.

Elevation
383 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot RockSSW 199°366 m19.6 mi

121 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:34
June solstice05:4420:2221:05
September equinox07:1018:4319:21
December solstice07:5016:0516:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182336496171747265513623
Precip in0.80.91.73.34.15.03.93.63.32.31.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Primghar, 13 mi away.

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