Pappy Dickens Preserve
Pappy Dickens Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nancy Seiberlin Heritage Grove Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bur Oak Land Trust
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.3 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nancy Seiberlin Heritage Grove Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Hickory Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Happy Hollow Park: 0.7 mi
- Reno Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Glendale Park: 1.0 mi
- Shimek Ravine: 0.9 mi
- Harvest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- O'Mara Newport Woods: 1.5 mi
- Longfellow Nature Trail: 1.8 mi
- Whispering Meadows Wetland: 3.2 mi
- Sacred Stone Circle: 1.1 mi
- Family: 1.2 mi
- Relationships: 1.2 mi
- Life: 1.3 mi
- Visionary Stone: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 1.5 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 1.6 mi
- Old Capitol: 1.6 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 1.8 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 4.6 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 1.6 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 2.2 mi
- Colony Acres: 5.7 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 8.4 mi
- Staples House: 8.5 mi
- Herky: 1.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 2.9 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 8.3 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 8.4 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 8.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 8.5 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 22.8 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 15.5 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 15.5 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 22.1 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 22.2 mi
- I-80 WB: 23.8 mi
- Cremation Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Andreas garden: 23.6 mi
- Perkl: 4.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 20.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pappy Dickens Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 289 m | 20.9 mi |
| Perkl | NW 315° | 257 m | 4.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 275° | 244 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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