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Pilot Knob Wildlife Protection Area

Pilot Knob Wildlife Protection Area from directly overhead

Pilot Knob Wildlife Protection Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rauk Property, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 99 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa DNR - Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates43.29831, -93.60369

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodland Park: 2.3 mi
  • Winnebago River Trail: 2.6 mi
  • Thomas Bearse Park: 2.7 mi
  • Eastwoods Park: 2.9 mi
  • City Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Heritage Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 9.2 mi
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 10.6 mi
  • Buddy Holly Glasses: 12.7 mi
  • Three Stars Monument: 15.3 mi
Museums: 14
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • The Music Man Square: 22.8 mi
  • Rancho Deluxe: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob Wildlife Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 141°443 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3520:1520:59
September equinox07:0218:3619:14
December solstice07:4415:5616:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455868716962483321
Precip in1.21.31.93.94.85.54.63.83.52.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78252767

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