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Papke Wildlife Area

Papke Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Papke Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Driscoll's Island, a park 3.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This area is dominated by upland prairie and provides habitat for many upland species. In addition there are two ponds, woodlands and food plots. The Papke Wildlife Area was donated by Paul Jr. Papke and he referred to this area as his "wildlife farm". Th

The record

What the record says

Built
2015
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Jackson County Conservation

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.09385, -90.24532

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Driscoll's Island: 3.6 mi
  • Bill Cotton Park: 4.0 mi
  • Maquette Park: 4.4 mi
  • Miles Park: 4.9 mi
  • Bowen Park: 5.0 mi
Museums: 32
  • Savanna Museum and Cultural Center: 4.6 mi
  • Savanna Train Car Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Thomson Depot Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Soaring Eagle Nature Center: 14.3 mi
  • Young Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Historic sites: 12
  • Savanna Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Historic ruins: 5.1 mi
  • Old Mill Site: 13.5 mi
  • The Stone Tower: 14.3 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Lost Mound: 8.0 mi
  • Heer Hill: 9.1 mi
  • South Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • North Bluff: 15.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cedar Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Marsden Well: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pavilion: 5.4 mi
  • Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thunder Bay Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Apple Canyon Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benton MoundNNE 26°367 m23.2 mi
Horseshoe MoundNNW 340°324 m22.8 mi
Simmons MoundNE 36°323 m23.0 mi
Wenzel MoundN 0°315 m24.9 mi
Dygerts MoundNNW 338°300 m22.3 mi
Pilot KnobNNW 335°298 m21.4 mi
Heer HillNNE 20°279 m9.1 mi
South BluffNW 320°264.5 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4816:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212537486069737163513826
Precip in1.71.82.53.94.65.54.93.93.73.02.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carroll, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1097598970

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