Nature reserve · Iowa
McCoy School House
McCoy School House is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. The nearest named place is Hubbard Prairie, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 119 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31007, -93.36637
- 119.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hubbard Prairie: 0.4 mi
- Meier Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
- Hubbard Prairie: 2.4 mi
- Zeisman Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Gehrke Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Radcliffe City Park: 3.4 mi
- Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park: 3.9 mi
- Logsdon Park: 7.4 mi
- Robinson Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Reece Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- Civil War Statue: 14.1 mi
- Inuksuk: 21.3 mi
- Dire Enticement: 22.7 mi
- Three Crosses of Calvary: 22.8 mi
- Bird: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Erickson Park Monument: 11.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Ada Hayden Rock: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- Arboretum: 3.8 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 21.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 24.9 mi
Museums: 12
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 12.0 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 14.3 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 14.3 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Story City Carousel: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 22.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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