Pine Valley Nature Area
Pine Valley Nature Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Centenial Cross stands 313 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. Great River Road passes 22 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Jackson County Conservation
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.0 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 23 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 23 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 25 mi
- River Viewing Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Valley Nature Area: 0.1 mi
- Burmahl Tract WMA: 0.6 mi
- Millertown Canoe Access: 0.8 mi
- Royertown Canoe Access: 1.4 mi
- Canton Church School: 3.1 mi
- Buzzard Ridge Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- Baldwin Marsh: 4.2 mi
- IHAP Jackson 1: 5.0 mi
- Joinerville Park: 6.2 mi
- McAndrews Wildlfie Area: 7.3 mi
- Hurstville Interpretive Center: 9.2 mi
- Wyoming Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
- Clinton Engines Museum: 10.8 mi
- Jackson County Historical Society Museum: 11.1 mi
- Tri-County Historical Society Red Faber Museum: 14.2 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 23.5 mi
- Living, Flowing, Ever Changing: 23.5 mi
- Young Corn: 23.5 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 23.5 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 23.5 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 19.4 mi
- Centenial Cross: 22.9 mi
- Lime Kiln: 23.0 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Goose Rock: 1.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 13.3 mi
- Centenial Cross: 22.9 mi
- South Bluff: 23.3 mi
- North Bluff: 23.3 mi
- M101: 14.2 mi
- Boxcar: 14.2 mi
- Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat: 23.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Cave: 23.8 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 22.3 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
- South Bluff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Valley Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centenial Cross | NNE 20° | 312.816 m | 22.9 mi |
| South Bluff | ENE 70° | 264.5 m | 23.3 mi |
| North Bluff | ENE 67° | 261 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 297° | 258 m | 13.3 mi |
| Goose Rock | NW 307° | 214 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maquoketa, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/75608994
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 27 mi
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