- Elevation, modelled
- 314 m
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road116.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1236, -93.2107
Prairie Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 314 m. The nearest named place is French Grove Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 116 miles off.
- Operated by
- Marshall CCB
- 116.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 7.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 25.9 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- French Grove Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Hilker WIldlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Colo Bog: 7.0 mi
- Mormon Ridge Historical Log Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Colo Wetland WMA: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Field: 4.8 mi
- Zearing Park: 4.9 mi
- Zearing South Park: 5.1 mi
- Dakins Lake Park: 5.3 mi
- Bangor Square County Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Civil War Statue: 17.3 mi
- Dire Enticement: 21.4 mi
- Bird: 21.6 mi
- Jester: 21.6 mi
- Richard Morgen Flowers: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Erickson Park Monument: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Inis Grove Park Rock: 21.2 mi
- Aldo Leopold Rock: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 22
- Arboretum: 13.0 mi
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 14.3 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 23.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 7.8 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 15.2 mi
- Weatherbee School Museum: 16.3 mi
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Story City Carousel: 19.8 mi
- Turkey Pen: 21.9 mi
- Ducks: 21.9 mi
- Chickens: 22.0 mi
- Goat Pen: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 9 mi away.
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