Mesquakie Park
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Mesquakie Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Napoleon Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 21 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.6 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Napoleon Park: 0.5 mi
- Sturgis Ferry Park: 0.9 mi
- Highland Park: 1.5 mi
- Benton Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Harlocke Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Longfellow Nature Trail: 2.0 mi
- Whispering Meadows Wetland: 2.1 mi
- Saddlebrook Marsh: 2.2 mi
- Pappy Dickens Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Shimek Ravine: 3.7 mi
- Weatherdance Fountain: 2.2 mi
- Coexist: 2.3 mi
- Brain: 2.5 mi
- Prairie Breeze Bench: 3.8 mi
- From the River: 3.9 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 2.2 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 4.8 mi
- Colony Acres: 7.8 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 10.0 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 10.3 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 2.1 mi
- Old Capitol: 2.3 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 2.4 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 5.4 mi
- Herky: 2.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 4.6 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 10.0 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 10.2 mi
- Midway: 5.1 mi
- Ivanhoe: 18.1 mi
- Hinkletown: 23.7 mi
- Nira: 24.4 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 10.1 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 10.2 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 17.9 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 17.9 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 23.3 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 23.4 mi
- Perkl: 6.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 9.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 23.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 2.6 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesquakie Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 346° | 289 m | 23.7 mi |
| Perkl | NNW 344° | 257 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 297° | 244 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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