Plum Creek Corner
Plum Creek Corner is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 341 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mikkelson Park, a park 3.0 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 341 m
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 52.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mikkelson Park: 3.0 mi
- Garnant Park: 3.2 mi
- Stoltz Park: 3.5 mi
- Randall Park: 3.6 mi
- Runion Park: 4.0 mi
- Schroeder, Herman and Hilda Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Fredericksburg Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Wendt's Woods: 6.1 mi
- Devon Woods: 6.4 mi
- Wapsi Junction Park: 8.4 mi
- Carnegie Culture Center: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Number Twelve School Museum: 4.4 mi
- German American Museum, Library and Family History Center: 15.7 mi
- Chickasaw County Museum: 16.0 mi
- Bily Clocks Museum: 17.6 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plum Creek Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | NNE 19° | 350 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Hampton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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