Nature reserve · Iowa
Saylor Timber Area
Saylor Timber Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 363 m. The nearest named place is George Elder Woods, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 123 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 363 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.82728, -93.60306
- 122.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- George Elder Woods: 0.4 mi
- Cambier River Bend Area: 2.7 mi
- Daubendiek Prairie: 3.4 mi
- Rolling Acres Potholes: 3.6 mi
- Pikes Timber Park: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Swimming Pool Park: 1.2 mi
- Lake Cornelia Park: 5.0 mi
- Bringham Park: 7.1 mi
- Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Loomis Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
Museums: 15
- Belmond Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum: 3.7 mi
- One Room Schoolhouse: 3.7 mi
- Heartland Museum: 9.7 mi
- 4-H Schoolhouse Museum: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Old Dam: 1.5 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Grove War Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 21.1 mi
- Eide Memorial Fountain: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Farmers Beach: 21.0 mi
- Dodges Beach: 21.4 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 22.2 mi
- City Beach: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 24.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:14 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion, 10 mi away.
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