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Russ Wildlife Area

Russ Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Russ Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 390 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorpe Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 105 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
390 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.25691, -93.76770

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Crystal Lake State Park: 2.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 2.5 mi
  • Rotary-Westgate Park: 5.8 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 6.1 mi
  • Winnebago River Trail: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 2.4 mi
  • Heritage Park: 6.8 mi
  • Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.3 mi
  • MIA-POW Display: 13.7 mi
  • Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Russ Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobE 91°443 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3620:1620:59
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4515:5716:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455868716962483321
Precip in1.21.31.93.94.85.54.63.83.52.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1039218069

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