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Ringneck Wildlife Area

Ringneck Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Ringneck Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 326 m. The nearest named place is Siegel, a ghost town 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 58 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
326 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84536, -92.32065

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Alcock Park: 2.4 mi
  • Panther Pocket Park: 4.0 mi
  • South Park: 4.4 mi
  • Chapin Park: 4.4 mi
  • Split Rock County Park: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 6
  • OVERMAN PARK: 22.3 mi
  • USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 24.2 mi
  • POW Memorial: 24.2 mi
  • Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 24.3 mi
  • Butler County Freedom Rock: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Dancing St. Francis: 11.5 mi
  • Statue Of Liberty Replica: 24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:22
June solstice05:3220:0920:52
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3815:5316:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033475969727062503523
Precip in1.21.12.03.95.16.04.84.33.73.02.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tripoli, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/194795989

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