Nature reserve · Iowa
Pilot Knob State Preserve
Pilot Knob State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east, 0.4 miles off. Great River Road passes 101 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates43.25379, -93.56158
- 101.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pilot Knob State Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Pilot Knob State Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Pilot Knob Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Pilot Knob Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Prairie Pothole Wildlife Area: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Pilot Knob State Park: 0.3 mi
- Winnebago River Canoe Access: 3.3 mi
- Eastwoods Park: 3.4 mi
- Thomas Bearse Park: 3.4 mi
- Pammel Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Heritage Park: 3.7 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 9.7 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.6 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 11.6 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 11.7 mi
Museums: 15
- Mansion Museum: 4.0 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 5.0 mi
- Clear Lake Fire Museum: 12.1 mi
- Kinney Pioneer Museum: 13.4 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Farmers Beach: 11.4 mi
- Dodges Beach: 11.6 mi
- City Beach: 12.2 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 9.4 mi
- Harmony in Light: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- The Music Man Square: 19.6 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 19.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Knob: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Iowa Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring of Winnebago River: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Homedahl: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | E 100° | 443 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:56 | 16:42 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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