Railroad Area
Railroad Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 423 m. Pilot Rock stands 366 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 423 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
120 named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek State Park: 0.7 mi
- Paullina City Park: 0.9 mi
- Swanson Complex: 1.1 mi
- Primghar City Park: 7.7 mi
- Archer City Park: 10.2 mi
- Mill Creek Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
- Tjossem Park: 6.8 mi
- Flinders Area: 7.1 mi
- Negus Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Weafe Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Tallman Museum: 15.9 mi
- Kirchner Park & Museum: 16.7 mi
- Kirchner Park & Museum: 16.7 mi
- Sanford Museum and Planetarium: 16.8 mi
- Prairie Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 14.5 mi
- Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Benches: 24.0 mi
- Getting's Garden: 18.1 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 19.6 mi
- Visitor Center: 19.4 mi
- Pilot Rock: 20.3 mi
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | SSE 163° | 366 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
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 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 51 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Primghar, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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