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Ritts Area County Park

Ritts Area County Park from directly overhead

Ritts Area County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 342 m. Battle Hill stands 388 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ranney Knob County Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
342 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57991, -95.71872

77 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Stieneke Area County Park: 2.7 mi
  • Van Houten-Southwell Roadside Park: 7.7 mi
  • Copeland Park: 8.3 mi
  • Little Sioux Park: 9.3 mi
  • Brewer Prairie: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 3
  • Fighter jets: 8.2 mi
  • Train: 18.6 mi
  • Old Town: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Pilot Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Battle Hill: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ritts Area County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Battle HillSSE 159°388 m18.6 mi
Pilot RockNE 46°366 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:35
June solstice05:4620:2221:05
September equinox07:1118:4519:22
December solstice07:5016:0716:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172235475969727063503522
Precip in0.91.12.03.44.55.13.84.23.12.41.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holstein, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1035858108

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