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Prairie Creek Recreation Area

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Elevation, modelled
213 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Knob298 m · 24.6 mi
Nearest byway
Grant Wood Scenic Byway0.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
42.0592, -90.6386
Prairie Creek Recreation Area from directly overhead

Prairie Creek Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 213 m. Pilot Knob stands 298 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson County Historical Society Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Jackson County Conservation

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNNE 27°298 m24.6 mi
South BluffNE 41°264.5 m17.1 mi
North BluffNE 37°261 m17.7 mi
Lost MoundENE 61°251 m21.0 mi
Goose RockWNW 297°214 m13.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:2820:0020:43
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2815:4916:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336486070737163513725
Precip in1.31.62.23.44.25.14.14.23.62.92.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maquoketa, 2 mi away.

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