McPaul State Wildlife Management Area
McPaul State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 285 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the north-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 285 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Thurman Park: 3.0 mi
- Pinky's Glen: 5.7 mi
- Tabor City Park: 7.8 mi
- Nehawka Community Park: 9.8 mi
- Sidney City Park: 10.1 mi
- Scott State Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Bartlett Access: 3.2 mi
- Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Green Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Fremont County Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Old Freighters Museum: 11.5 mi
- Civil War Veterans Museum: 11.8 mi
- Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting: 11.8 mi
- Kregel Windmill Factory Museum: 11.8 mi
- J. Sterling Morton Monument: 11.8 mi
- Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Oto Mission Historical Marker: 17.4 mi
- Bellevue Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
- All Gave Some, Some Gave All: 20.4 mi
- Sinister Sidney: 10.9 mi
- Cass County Fairgrounds: 18.3 mi
- Homesick Angel: 19.6 mi
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party: 19.7 mi
- Tom's Treehouse: 24.1 mi
- Rock Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Factoryville: 9.0 mi
- Minersville: 16.9 mi
- Sonora: 24.9 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Immanuel Memorial Garden: 22.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.4 mi
- Margaritaville: 23.9 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Peru Trail Depot: 24.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Queen Hill: 6.8 mi
- King Hill: 4.7 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 19.7 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McPaul State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | NNW 344° | 359 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nebraska City 2NW, 11 mi away.
- Glossy Ibis1 obs
- Bald Eagle1 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle1 obs
- Painted Lady1 obs
- bur oak1 obs
- Wild Indigo Duskywing1 obs
- Clouded Sulphur1 obs
- Question Mark1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/944879423
Day trips start here
- Bellevue · 23 mi
- Papillion · 25 mi
- Council Bluffs · 29 mi
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