Nature reserve · Iowa
Meier Wildlife Refuge
Meier Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. The nearest named place is Hubbard Prairie, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 117 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.30794, -93.33110
- 117.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hubbard Prairie: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard Prairie: 1.4 mi
- McCoy School House: 1.8 mi
- Zeisman Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park: 2.1 mi
- Radcliffe City Park: 5.3 mi
- Logsdon Park: 6.4 mi
- Reece Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
- Robinson Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 56
- Civil War Statue: 12.4 mi
- Inuksuk: 22.4 mi
- Dire Enticement: 23.7 mi
- Three Crosses of Calvary: 23.8 mi
- Bird: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Erickson Park Monument: 12.8 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 22.1 mi
Museums: 10
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 12.7 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 12.7 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 13.0 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Story City Carousel: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 22.6 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 | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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