Nature reserve · Iowa
Rock Creek Wildlife Management Area
Rock Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates41.73720, -92.86553
- 17.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 94.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.4 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rock Creek State Park: 1.3 mi
- Rock Creek State Park - Reichelt Unit: 2.4 mi
- Lake Pla-Mor: 4.4 mi
- Mariposa County Park Entrance: 5.6 mi
- Mariposa County Park: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- Rock Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Rock Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Kellogg State Game Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access: 4.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Grinnell Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Heritage Park Museum: 7.6 mi
- Jasper County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Wagaman Mill Museum: 11.6 mi
- Trainland U.S.A.: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Jasper County Freedom Rock: 11.0 mi
- Van Wyk Winery: 11.0 mi
- Monroe Highschool Bell: 19.1 mi
- Monroe High School Bell: 19.1 mi
- Monroe Township Founders Stone: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Central College Garden: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Vermeer Windmill: 23.0 mi
- Klokkenspel: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Rock Creek Beach: 0.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
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 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grinnell 3 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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