Nature reserve · Iowa

Mill Creek Wildlife Area

Mill Creek Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Mill Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 428 m. The nearest named place is Swanson Complex, a park 4.0 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 428 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.04384, -95.70528

13.8 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Swanson Complex: 4.0 mi
Mill Creek State Park: 4.4 mi
Paullina City Park: 4.4 mi
Primghar City Park: 5.0 mi
Archer City Park: 5.2 mi

Nature reserves53

Tjossem Park: 4.7 mi
Railroad Area: 5.0 mi
Flinders Area: 9.9 mi
Floyd River Wildlife Complex A: 12.0 mi
Vande Weerd Public Area: 12.3 mi

Museums13

Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 12.0 mi
Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 12.0 mi
Prairie School No. 1 Historical Building: 12.0 mi
Prairie School Historical Building: 12.0 mi
Floyd Township School No. 8 Historical Building: 12.0 mi

Historic sites3

O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 10.1 mi
Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 17.8 mi
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi

Gardens3

Getting's Garden: 13.2 mi
Community Garden at ARC: 17.9 mi
Greenhouse: 23.5 mi

Attractions1

Visitor Center: 17.8 mi

Artworks1

The Gift: 23.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:58	19:35
June solstice	05:44	20:23	21:06
September equinox	07:11	18:45	19:22
December solstice	07:52	16:05	16:52

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	18	23	36	49	61	71	74	72	65	51	36	23
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.7	3.3	4.1	5.0	3.9	3.6	3.3	2.3	1.5	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Primghar, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1039450314

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