Nature reserve · Iowa
Russell Wildlife Area
Russell Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. The nearest named place is Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 78 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 212 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.35725, -92.63133
- 77.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 40.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
115 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 44
- Peter's Wildlife: 2.2 mi
- Glendale Access: 2.2 mi
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Caldwell Park: 4.6 mi
- Maskunky Marsh: 6.5 mi
Parks: 42
- Hewitt Jaycee Park: 4.3 mi
- City Square Park: 4.4 mi
- Keating Jaycee Park: 4.7 mi
- Edmundson Park: 5.3 mi
- Emerson Park: 9.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum: 1.8 mi
- Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion: 13.0 mi
- What Cheer Brick School Museum: 14.8 mi
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill: 15.0 mi
- Rolscreen Museum: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 4.4 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 5.1 mi
- Mahaska Care Facility Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 15.2 mi
- Tulip Toren: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 3
- Vermeer Windmill: 15.1 mi
- Klokkenspel: 15.1 mi
- M113: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Scholte Museum Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Central College Garden: 15.5 mi
- Sully Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 16.9 mi
- Dudley: 18.7 mi
- Lancaster: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- West Gate Rest Area: 25.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oskaloosa, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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