Merlin Moe Park
Merlin Moe Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 301 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout River Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 301 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 19 mi
- Cedar Point · 22 mi
- luster Heights · 25 mi
- Hanging Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freeport Park: 4.6 mi
- Trout Run County Park: 5.4 mi
- Palisades Park: 5.9 mi
- Winneshiek County Fairgrounds: 6.2 mi
- Siewers Spring State Park: 6.4 mi
- Trout River Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Bolson Bridge Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Upper Dam Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Coon River Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Loras Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Meridian II: 7.7 mi
- Elegy #10: 7.7 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 7.8 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 7.9 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 10.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 18.6 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
- Little Spring: 24.9 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 7.9 mi
- Winneshiek Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 24.7 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Mount Hosmer: 22.4 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 23.2 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merlin Moe Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | W 280° | 350 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Hosmer | ENE 75° | 320 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:08 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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