River Valley Wetland
River Valley Wetland is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cedar County Conservation Area
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.7 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 7.6 mi
- Red Oak Park: 7.9 mi
- South Cedar Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Johnston Park: 8.7 mi
- Lisbon City Park: 8.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Ciha Fen Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 5.8 mi
- Mink Run Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 6.9 mi
- Kiosks: 10.3 mi
- Life: 12.7 mi
- Relationships: 12.7 mi
- Man on a Bench: 12.9 mi
- Visionary Stone: 12.9 mi
- Village Green: 9.4 mi
- Laban Miles House: 9.4 mi
- Garvin House: 9.5 mi
- Leech House: 9.5 mi
- Mackey House: 9.5 mi
- West Branch Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
- Presidential Library and Museum: 9.6 mi
- Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum: 10.1 mi
- Abbe Creek School Museum: 12.0 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 15.3 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 9.1 mi
- William Maxon's Home Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Travelers Rest: 9.3 mi
- Appreciation Park: 9.4 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 9.7 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 9.5 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 9.5 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 22.0 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 15.9 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 16.0 mi
- I-80 WB: 17.3 mi
- I-80 EB: 17.4 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 19.0 mi
- Cremation Garden: 14.4 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Andreas garden: 22.3 mi
- Perkl: 14.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 20.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.8 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Valley Wetland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | WNW 302° | 289 m | 20.6 mi |
| Perkl | WSW 248° | 257 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 249° | 244 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tipton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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