Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Granger Hill stands 412 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only), a rest area 0.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 313 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
131 named places within 25 miles
- Mondamin City Park: 2.0 mi
- Little Sioux City Park: 5.0 mi
- Remington Boat Launch: 5.5 mi
- Goodman Property: 6.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake Wetland Area: 7.2 mi
- Ruffcorn Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Mondamin Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Bullard-Soldiers Bend: 2.9 mi
- Upper Bullard Bend Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Lower Bullard Bend Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 2.0 mi
- Murray Hall: 5.0 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 8.3 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin: 9.0 mi
- Magnolia Town Pump: 9.1 mi
- Burt County Museum: 9.8 mi
- Bryant House: 10.0 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 13.6 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 14.0 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 14.4 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 19.7 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 20.3 mi
- Tree Shelter: 22.0 mi
- Granger Hill: 22.7 mi
- Durr Hill: 23.4 mi
- De Soto: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Hill | NNE 21° | 412 m | 22.7 mi |
| Durr Hill | N 6° | 391 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sioux 2NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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