Nature reserve · Iowa
Monroe County Wildlife Conservation Area
Monroe County Wildlife Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 270 m. The nearest named place is Miami Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 82 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 270 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.11360, -92.84744
- 81.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.7 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Miami Area: 0.8 mi
- La Hart State Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Bluff Creek Off Highway Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Tyrone Wildlife Management Area;Tyrone State Game Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Cedar Bluffs Natural Area: 9.9 mi
Parks
- Albia City Park: 5.8 mi
- Albia Square: 6.3 mi
- Benton Park: 6.6 mi
- Blarney Stone Park: 14.2 mi
- Edmundson Park: 15.4 mi
Museums: 15
- Monroe County Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Moravia Wabash Depot Museum: 15.4 mi
- Airpower Museum: 16.5 mi
- Belinda Toy and Antique Museum: 18.2 mi
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 12.5 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 15.6 mi
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 16.4 mi
- Gone West Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Curtis King: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Vermeer Windmill: 20.5 mi
- Klokkenspel: 20.5 mi
- M113: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 3.4 mi
- Dudley: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W: 11.2 mi
- Ottumwa: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Central College Garden: 20.3 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 19.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albia 3 NNE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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