Ocheyedan Pits Recreation Area
Ocheyedan Pits Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 447 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocheyedan Mound State Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 447 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ocheyedan Mound State Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Wilson Pit Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- Sutton Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Ocheyedan Well Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Pit: 2.4 mi
- Keller Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Ocheyedan Town Park: 1.9 mi
- Ocheyadan Y Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Sharbondy Park: 5.7 mi
- Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Egralharve Beach: 17.9 mi
- Raebels Beach: 18.0 mi
- Estherville Beach: 18.1 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 18.1 mi
- Papoose Beach: 18.2 mi
- McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House: 10.6 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 18.8 mi
- Higgins Museum: 20.0 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 20.0 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 20.0 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 15.0 mi
- Bike Monument: 17.8 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 19.8 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 23.6 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 24.2 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 1.4 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 10.2 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 10.4 mi
- Getting's Garden: 14.1 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 18.9 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ocheyedan Pits Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | WNW 301° | 509 m | 10.2 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | NNE 27° | 490 m | 1.4 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | NNE 23° | 480.3 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:23 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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