Prairie Creek Recreation Area
Prairie Creek Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Jackson County Conservation
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 16.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 17 mi
- Bellevue Overlook · 17 mi
- High Point · 25 mi
- Ozzie's Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Pond County Park: 1.3 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 1.4 mi
- Crawford Park: 1.5 mi
- First Ward Park: 1.5 mi
- Downtown Greenspace: 1.5 mi
- Bridgeport Canoe Access: 1.8 mi
- Brookfield Wildlife Refuge: 4.6 mi
- Davison Bridge Access: 5.3 mi
- Joinerville Park: 6.0 mi
- IHAP Clinton: 8.0 mi
- Jackson County Historical Society Museum: 1.0 mi
- Clinton Engines Museum: 1.2 mi
- Hurstville Interpretive Center: 3.0 mi
- Delmar Depot Museum: 4.3 mi
- Central Community Historical Society & Museum: 17.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 17.0 mi
- Bellevue War Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 17.7 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 23.0 mi
- Living, Flowing, Ever Changing: 17.5 mi
- Bellevue War Mural: 17.6 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 17.6 mi
- Bellevue Lions: 17.6 mi
- Young Corn: 17.7 mi
- Goose Rock: 13.7 mi
- South Bluff: 17.1 mi
- North Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Lost Mound: 21.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 24.6 mi
- South Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Wantea Point: 24.4 mi
- Bald Point: 24.6 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 21.9 mi
- South Beach: 23.7 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 24.1 mi
- Bellevue State Park Butterfly Garden: 16.8 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 17.5 mi
- Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat: 20.6 mi
- Cedar Spring: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNE 27° | 298 m | 24.6 mi |
| South Bluff | NE 41° | 264.5 m | 17.1 mi |
| North Bluff | NE 37° | 261 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lost Mound | ENE 61° | 251 m | 21.0 mi |
| Goose Rock | WNW 297° | 214 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maquoketa, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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