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Pin Oak County Park

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Pin Oak County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Bear Hill stands 360 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunting Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45818, -91.43718

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schram Park: 1.2 mi
  • Joseph J Baum Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park & Gazebo: 2.0 mi
  • Central Park: 2.1 mi
  • Denton Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery: 2.1 mi
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 17.4 mi
  • Field of Dreams: 19.7 mi
  • Boxcar: 24.1 mi
  • M101: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Wolf Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 23.3 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 24.5 mi
  • Chicken Ridge: 24.5 mi
  • Bear Hill: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfalls: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pin Oak County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear HillNW 325°360 m24.9 mi
Chicken RidgeN 360°355 m24.5 mi
Wolf HillNNW 331°339 m10.3 mi
Pilot KnobNNW 344°329 m23.3 mi
Chimney RockSE 132°258 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0420:47
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134465868726962493524
Precip in1.11.32.13.84.56.04.84.13.83.12.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/904477673

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