Rock Creek Island State Preserve
Rock Creek Island State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rochester Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rochester Park: 0.6 mi
- Tipton City Park: 7.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
- Jack Shuger Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Wapsie Park: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 5.6 mi
- Wiese Slough State Game Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area: 11.1 mi
- Rock Creek Timber: 11.2 mi
- Village Green: 8.9 mi
- Friends Meetinghouse: 9.0 mi
- Laban Miles House: 9.0 mi
- Leech House: 9.0 mi
- Varney House: 9.0 mi
- Man on a Bench: 16.2 mi
- Visionary Stone: 16.2 mi
- Life: 16.4 mi
- Relationships: 16.4 mi
- Family: 16.4 mi
- West Branch Heritage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Presidential Library and Museum: 9.1 mi
- Lone Tree Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 18.8 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 18.8 mi
- William Maxon's Home Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Travelers Rest: 8.5 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 8.7 mi
- Appreciation Park: 9.0 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 9.3 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 4.9 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 4.9 mi
- I-80 WB: 6.5 mi
- I-80 EB: 6.6 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 9.2 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 9.2 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 20.6 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 20.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 17.0 mi
- Perkl: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek Island State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | W 279° | 257 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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