Peterson Pot Holes
Peterson Pot Holes is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 392 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood Duck Hollow, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 87 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 392 m
How to reach it
- 87.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wood Duck Hollow: 2.9 mi
- Silver Lake Access: 3.2 mi
- Silver Lake: 3.6 mi
- Silver Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Larson-Tweed Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 3.9 mi
- Rice Lake State Park: 4.3 mi
- Oakwood Park: 4.3 mi
- Dahle Park: 6.5 mi
- White Woods County Park: 8.7 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 4.3 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 6.7 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 6.8 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 15.1 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 15.4 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 11.7 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 14.0 mi
- Mansion Museum: 15.0 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 16.2 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 15.7 mi
- City Beach: 21.1 mi
- Dodges Beach: 22.4 mi
- Farmers Beach: 22.5 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 22.6 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 4.9 mi
- Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 15.3 mi
- Harmony in Light: 23.5 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 23.4 mi
- The Music Man Square: 23.5 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 8.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 13.6 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peterson Pot Holes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSW 202° | 443 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northwood, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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