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Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Meredith Marsh Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa DNR - Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates43.25047, -93.70309

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 51
  • Rotary-Westgate Park: 2.6 mi
  • Boman Park: 3.0 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 3.0 mi
  • Merrick City Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pammel Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Heritage Park: 3.5 mi
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 4.7 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 14.5 mi
  • Buddy Holly Glasses: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobE 89°443 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3620:1620:59
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:4515:5616:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455868716962483321
Precip in1.21.31.93.94.85.54.63.83.52.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78252727

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