Nature reserve · Iowa

Pierce Creek Recreation Area

Pierce Creek Recreation Area from directly overhead

Pierce Creek Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 318 m. The nearest named place is Anderson Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 318 m

Getting there

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Coordinates40.84065, -95.35530

16.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National

Around it

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks48

Anderson Park: 2.8 mi
Rapp Park and Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
Sportsmans Park: 4.7 mi
Waubonsie Park: 4.9 mi
Bogarts Park: 5.3 mi

Nature reserves28

Manti Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
Indian Creek Greenbelt Area: 12.2 mi
Riverton Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
Anderson Wildlife Area: 15.6 mi
Anderson Conservation Area: 15.9 mi

Museums11

Greater Shenandoah Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum: 12.9 mi
Montgomery County Historical Center: 14.7 mi
Fremont County Historical Society: 16.5 mi
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum: 17.7 mi

Historic sites4

Page County War Memorial: 18.0 mi
Civil War Memorial: 18.1 mi
Sister Cities: 18.1 mi
Vernon J. Baker: 18.1 mi

Attractions1

Sinister Sidney: 16.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Center Grove: 21.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:58	19:34
June solstice	05:51	20:16	20:57
September equinox	07:10	18:44	19:20
December solstice	07:43	16:14	16:57

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	24	28	40	52	63	73	77	75	67	54	40	29
Precip in	0.9	1.2	2.1	3.3	6.2	5.5	4.4	3.8	3.0	2.8	1.8	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shenandoah, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/945782018

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