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Prairie Creek Wildlife Area

Prairie Creek Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Prairie Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 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.

What to expect

Operated by
Marshall CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates42.12363, -93.21066

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites: 41
Gardens: 22
Museums: 13
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
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hertz Family Falls: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:1120:53
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3915:5916:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335486070737163513724
Precip in0.91.22.03.54.85.84.34.23.42.72.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401224

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