Nature reserve · Iowa
Sand Lake
Sand Lake is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Marshall CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.05130, -92.86381
- 1.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 7.6 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 102.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Nicholson-Ford OHV Park: 0.9 mi
- Optimist Park: 1.1 mi
- Assistance League Park: 1.9 mi
- Riverview Park: 2.3 mi
- Susie Sower Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Sand Lake: 0.0 mi
- Furrow Access: 0.9 mi
- Nicholson Ford Access: 1.3 mi
- Stewart Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Mag Holland Access Area: 4.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Weatherbee School Museum: 2.3 mi
- Tama County Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 15.6 mi
- Grinnell Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Rock Creek Beach: 21.3 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Secor: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Eldora Community Garden: 24.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshalltown, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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