Pechman Creek Delta Conservation Area
Pechman Creek Delta Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is River Junction Access Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 29 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Johnson County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.6 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Junction Access Area: 1.3 mi
- Walker Park: 1.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 3.4 mi
- Iowa Township Park: 3.5 mi
- Legion Park: 3.5 mi
- Belgum Grove: 6.2 mi
- Saddlebrook Marsh: 8.2 mi
- Mesquakie Park: 8.6 mi
- Whispering Meadows Wetland: 8.8 mi
- Cone Marsh State Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 10.7 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 13.3 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 14.2 mi
- Presidential Library Association: 14.4 mi
- P.T. Smith House: 14.4 mi
- Weatherdance Fountain: 10.7 mi
- Coexist: 10.8 mi
- Brain: 11.0 mi
- Visionary Stone: 11.7 mi
- Man on a Bench: 11.7 mi
- Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 3.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
- Herky: 10.9 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 13.8 mi
- Voyage Home Riverside History Center: 3.5 mi
- Lone Tree Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 10.7 mi
- Old Capitol: 10.9 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 10.9 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 14.4 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 14.4 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Midway: 8.9 mi
- Nira: 22.6 mi
- Hinkletown: 23.4 mi
- Cremation Garden: 10.2 mi
- Monarch Garden: 17.6 mi
- Perkl: 15.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.9 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 17.6 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 24.3 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pechman Creek Delta Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | N 349° | 257 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 323° | 244 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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