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Pecan Grove Reserve

Pecan Grove Reserve from directly overhead

Pecan Grove Reserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 165 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is John Duncan Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
165 m

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39808, -91.11350

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John Duncan Park: 2.1 mi
  • Muscatine Soccer Complex: 2.2 mi
  • Kent Stein Park: 2.3 mi
  • Oregon Field: 2.7 mi
  • Taylor Park: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 10
  • United States Armed Forces Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Mark Twain Overlook: 4.5 mi
  • Benjamin Nye Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • Rock Island Caboose: 14.4 mi
  • William Maxon's Home Memorial: 20.7 mi
Museums: 8
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Monarch Garden: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Army Ridge Bluffs: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Army Ridge BluffsE 84°203 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:3220:0020:42
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2815:5416:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222739516272757366533928
Precip in1.51.82.53.85.15.54.24.33.93.02.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscatine, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/839736092

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