Nature reserve · Iowa

McDonald Greenbelt

McDonald Greenbelt from directly overhead

McDonald Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 369 m. The nearest named place is Whitetail Woods Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 369 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.46540, -95.01475

29.1 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

124 named places within 25 miles

Parks54

Riverside Park: 3.0 mi
Cattail Cove: 3.3 mi
Monument Square: 3.3 mi
Criss Park: 3.4 mi
South Park: 3.7 mi

Nature reserves46

Whitetail Woods Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
Sac City Access: 4.5 mi
Pheasant Ridge Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
Raccoon River Heritage Wildlife Corridor: 7.2 mi
Reiff Park and Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi

Museums13

Sac County Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
Lake View Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
Lake View Museum: 11.1 mi
Fonda Opera House Museum: 11.7 mi
Log Cabin Museum: 14.2 mi

Ghost towns3

Herring: 17.8 mi
Ells: 23.5 mi
Old Kiron: 23.7 mi

Attractions2

World's Largest Popcorn Ball: 3.1 mi
Bald Eagle Nest: 12.0 mi

Historic sites2

Chief Black Hawk Statue: 10.9 mi
Victory Arch: 15.7 mi

Beaches2

Lakeside Beach: 13.3 mi
Casino Beach: 15.5 mi

Artworks1

Memorial Statue: 3.3 mi

Gardens1

Kolb Memorial Garden: 14.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:55	19:32
June solstice	05:44	20:19	21:02
September equinox	07:08	18:42	19:19
December solstice	07:47	16:05	16:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	17	22	34	47	59	69	73	70	62	50	35	23
Precip in	0.7	1.0	1.8	3.5	4.6	5.1	3.9	4.4	2.9	2.4	1.6	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAC City, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1035867416

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