Rock Wildlife Area
Rock Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 374 m. Canton Mounds stands 430 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Beach, a beach 1.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 374 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 29 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- ParkWest: 1.0 mi
- City Park: 1.2 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 1.7 mi
- Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area: 1.7 mi
- Corner Park: 1.8 mi
- Rock River Access: 2.7 mi
- Rock River Access - AMBA Tract: 3.6 mi
- Garfield Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- DeKoster Refuge: 7.8 mi
- Fairview Area: 8.0 mi
- Inwood Iowa Museum: 8.8 mi
- Historic School Museum: 14.5 mi
- Canton Depot Museum: 15.3 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 17.7 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 17.7 mi
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 18.9 mi
- Orange City Area Veteran's Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 21.4 mi
- Calliope Village: 15.9 mi
- Visitor Center: 19.8 mi
- Corn Maze: 21.6 mi
- Sand Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 21.9 mi
- Greenhouse: 11.6 mi
- Community Garden at ARC: 19.5 mi
- The Gift: 11.6 mi
- Canton Mounds: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Mounds | NW 307° | 430 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:07 | 16:53 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux CTR 2 SE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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