Nature reserve · Iowa
Pilot Knob Wildlife Management Area
Pilot Knob Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south, 3.4 miles off. Great River Road passes 98 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates43.30067, -93.54311
- 97.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pilot Knob Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Pilot Knob Wildlife Protection Area: 3.1 mi
- Pilot Knob State Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Pilot Knob State Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Pilot Knob State Preserve: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Pilot Knob State Park: 3.5 mi
- Thomas Bearse Park: 5.0 mi
- Woodland Park: 5.1 mi
- Eastwoods Park: 5.1 mi
- City Park: 5.2 mi
Museums: 14
- Holtan Farm Museum: 5.3 mi
- Mansion Museum: 5.4 mi
- Clear Lake Fire Museum: 13.9 mi
- Kinney Pioneer Museum: 14.7 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Heritage Park: 6.0 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 8.3 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 10.1 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 13.5 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Farmers Beach: 14.0 mi
- City Beach: 14.0 mi
- Dodges Beach: 14.1 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 9.8 mi
- Harmony in Light: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- The Music Man Square: 20.2 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 20.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Knob: 3.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Iowa Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 13.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring of Winnebago River: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 188° | 443 m | 3.4 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 | 15:55 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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