Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area
Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 238 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 39 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 238 m
How to reach it
- 39.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Park: 2.2 mi
- Olin Park: 3.3 mi
- Olin City Park: 3.8 mi
- City Park: 6.4 mi
- Bell Tower Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Wapsipinicon State Park: 8.2 mi
- Hale Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Mink Run Wildlife Area: 10.5 mi
- Rock Creek Timber: 10.7 mi
- Stone City Access: 11.0 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 19.7 mi
- The 5th Realm: 21.7 mi
- Boxcar: 23.1 mi
- Village Green: 23.3 mi
- Laban Miles House: 23.3 mi
- Olin Heritage Center: 3.3 mi
- National Motorcycle Museum: 8.4 mi
- Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum: 9.4 mi
- Wyoming Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum: 12.0 mi
- Kiosks: 12.1 mi
- Butterfly Wings: 20.2 mi
- DKW Art Gallery: 20.5 mi
- Butterfly Wings: 20.5 mi
- Lion: 22.1 mi
- John Conley: 19.5 mi
- William Maxon's Home Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Sister Frances Warde: 22.9 mi
- Sister Catherine McAuley: 22.9 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 23.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 23.1 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 23.4 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 23.4 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 21.7 mi
- Andreas garden: 22.9 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 17.0 mi
- Goose Rock: 20.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 22.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 24.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 24.4 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 24.7 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 24.8 mi
- Ivanhoe: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | W 265° | 289 m | 22.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NNE 22° | 258 m | 17.0 mi |
| Goose Rock | ENE 57° | 214 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anamosa 3 SSW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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