Pound Pits
Pound Pits is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 314 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Juhl's City Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 314 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 30 mi
124 named places within 25 miles
- Scheueman Prairie: 3.9 mi
- Waters Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Finn Pond Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Seven Hills County Park: 9.5 mi
- Juhl's City Park: 2.3 mi
- Spring Lake County Park: 2.3 mi
- Grand Junction Park: 3.3 mi
- Lion Tree Park: 3.5 mi
- Head Park: 7.7 mi
- Greene County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Jefferson Telephone Company Museum: 7.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Rural School Museum: 11.8 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 13.5 mi
- Battin Chapel: 13.5 mi
- Lindsey Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 7.6 mi
- Founders Rock: 16.5 mi
- Municipal Band Shell: 17.9 mi
- Old Bagley School: 18.3 mi
- "Twister Hill": 16.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 18.3 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 18.3 mi
- Copperas Beds: 23.0 mi
- Boneyard Hollow: 24.1 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 19.3 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 19.3 mi
- Bluestem: 21.9 mi
- Eternal Flame: 22.0 mi
- Pilot Mound: 13.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pound Pits. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | ENE 66° | 362.7 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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