Polk Township Wildlife Area
Polk Township Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 278 m. The Hogback stands 251 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearbower Sand Prairie Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bearbower Sand Prairie Area: 1.5 mi
- Red Fox Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Wildcat Bluff Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Twin Springs: 7.2 mi
- Milroy Access Area: 7.7 mi
- Koutny Pond - Hoffman Woods Area: 1.8 mi
- Lime Creek County Park: 3.6 mi
- Brandon City Park: 3.7 mi
- Minne Estema Park: 4.2 mi
- Central Crossing Park: 5.5 mi
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 3.8 mi
- Lokolo: 21.3 mi
- Mama Pezaki: 21.3 mi
- Mura Dancer: 21.3 mi
- Tuka Tumbler: 21.3 mi
- Vinton Railroad Depot and Museum: 9.1 mi
- Heatland Acres Exhibition Center: 11.4 mi
- La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum: 12.7 mi
- FFA Historical and Ag Museum: 12.7 mi
- Seminole Valley Farm Museum: 22.4 mi
- Master Gardener's Orchard: 21.7 mi
- Display Garden: 21.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 21.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.7 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 22.4 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 22.6 mi
- Witch's Basement: 23.2 mi
- Westside Rising: 24.5 mi
- Sister Catherine McAuley: 24.6 mi
- Sister Frances Warde: 24.6 mi
- Blessed Art Thou Arch: 24.5 mi
- Arch: 24.6 mi
- Striving: 24.6 mi
- Lion: 24.7 mi
- Butterfly Wings: 24.7 mi
- 325th Street: 5.6 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 7.1 mi
- East Bluff: 8.6 mi
- The Hogback: 15.0 mi
- Doris: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polk Township Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hogback | SSE 152° | 251 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vinton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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