Nature reserve · Iowa
Robison Wildlife Acres
Robison Wildlife Acres is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. The nearest named place is Maxwell City Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Story CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates41.92547, -93.43302
- 6.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 125.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Maxwell City Park: 3.1 mi
- Legion Park: 3.3 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 3.4 mi
- Hertz Family Woods and Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Gladys Leui Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 6.3 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 6.6 mi
- Wilson Farm Prairie: 6.8 mi
- Christiansen Forest Reserve: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 10.3 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 11.4 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Ames Circle of Arts: 11.5 mi
Artworks
- AASOE Site: 11.4 mi
- AAOSE Site: 11.4 mi
- AAOSE Site: 11.5 mi
- AASOE Site: 11.5 mi
- Cynthia Duff Gateway A: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 58
- Turkey Pen: 4.1 mi
- Ducks: 4.1 mi
- Chickens: 4.1 mi
- Goat Pen: 4.1 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 29
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 12.0 mi
- Trial Garden: 12.0 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 12.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Maxwell Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ames History Museum: 11.5 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 12.4 mi
- Farm House Museum: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 6.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 5 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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