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Mickey Fox Wildlife Area

Mickey Fox Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Mickey Fox Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cutshaw Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
279 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53859, -92.04910

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Cutshaw Wildlife Area: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson's Woods: 2.1 mi
  • Cortright Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
  • River Birch Bottoms: 3.8 mi
  • River Birch Bottoms: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Cutshall Area - Anderson Addition: 0.8 mi
  • Cutshaw Area: 1.0 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 4.2 mi
  • Eagle Scout Park: 6.3 mi
  • Ball Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Nopuko Air Coaster: 14.7 mi
  • Skyborne: 14.8 mi
  • Lokolo: 14.8 mi
  • Tuka Tumbler: 14.8 mi
  • Dream Spinner: 14.8 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 9
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Bear Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Corn Hill: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Statue Of Liberty Replica: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • 325th Street: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillNE 41°364 m24.4 mi
Bear HillNE 49°360 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:21
June solstice05:3220:0720:50
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3515:5316:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475970727063503623
Precip in1.01.42.03.64.65.74.64.33.53.02.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence #1, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/250054145

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