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Pool Wildlife Area

Pool Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Pool Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 221 m. The nearest named place is Bond Hill County Park, a park 4.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 46 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
221 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.18314, -92.02947

120 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Bond Hill County Park: 4.4 mi
  • Friendship Park: 4.6 mi
  • Rambler Park: 4.6 mi
  • Manhatten Bridge County Park: 5.7 mi
  • Gobble Park: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Maharishi Tower of Invincibility: 11.6 mi
  • Steam locomotive: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Art House: 13.0 mi
  • Ottumwa: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Brahmasthan (Courtyard): 12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3620:0320:45
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3115:5916:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222738506170747264523928
Precip in1.51.82.43.75.55.14.03.83.63.02.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/308423124

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