Nature reserve · Iowa
Rush Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Rush Lake State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 400 m. The nearest named place is Salton Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 400 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.94708, -94.87138
- 19.2 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Swan Lake County Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Larson Prairie: 5.2 mi
- Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Telford's Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Glacial Ridge Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
Parks: 41
- Salton Park: 0.5 mi
- Northwest Recreational Park: 7.4 mi
- Marathon Poland Park: 8.9 mi
- Mallard City Park: 9.5 mi
- Meredith Park: 12.9 mi
Museums: 15
- L.M. & O. Railroad Museum: 8.5 mi
- Albert City Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association Museum: 14.6 mi
- House of Dolls Museum: 14.9 mi
- Fleege Farm: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Wild Rose Casino and Resort: 15.7 mi
- Grotto of the Redemption: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rubens: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Robert Emmet Statue: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Pocahontas Statue: 18.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmetsburg, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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