Nature reserve · Iowa
Rock Creek Timber
Rock Creek Timber is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Perkl stands 257 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Oak Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cedar County Conservation Board
How to reach it
Coordinates41.83845, -91.18160
- 28.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Red Oak Park: 1.1 mi
- Bell Tower Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Stanwood City Park: 4.2 mi
- Tipton City Park: 5.5 mi
- City Park: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 52
- River Valley Wetland: 7.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 8.4 mi
- Mink Run Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 24
- Village Green: 14.3 mi
- Laban Miles House: 14.4 mi
- Leech House: 14.4 mi
- Garvin House: 14.4 mi
- Varney House: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 19
- Kiosks: 13.9 mi
- Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom: 19.1 mi
- Life: 19.3 mi
- Relationships: 19.3 mi
- Man on a Bench: 19.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Olin Heritage Center: 11.2 mi
- Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum: 13.7 mi
- West Branch Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Presidential Library and Museum: 14.5 mi
- Abbe Creek School Museum: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
- William Maxon's Home Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Travelers Rest: 14.0 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 14.2 mi
- Appreciation Park: 14.3 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 14.2 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 14.3 mi
- I-80 WB: 15.1 mi
- I-80 EB: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- East Picnic Shelter: 14.5 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 14.5 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 20.1 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cremation Garden: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Perkl: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek Timber. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkl | WSW 249° | 257 m | 21.8 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 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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