Scheueman Prairie
Scheueman Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 328 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Lake County Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 328 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
132 named places within 25 miles
- Pound Pits: 3.9 mi
- Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Waters Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Finn Pond Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Seven Hills County Park: 9.0 mi
- Spring Lake County Park: 3.1 mi
- Juhl's City Park: 3.6 mi
- Head Park: 6.7 mi
- Grand Junction Park: 6.7 mi
- Head Park: 7.0 mi
- Greene County Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Jefferson Telephone Company Museum: 7.1 mi
- Gowrie Depot Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Hickory Grove Rural School Museum: 14.7 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 17.2 mi
- Lindsey Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 7.0 mi
- Old Bagley School: 18.9 mi
- Founders Rock: 19.4 mi
- Municipal Band Shell: 21.3 mi
- "Twister Hill": 18.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 21.7 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 21.7 mi
- Copperas Beds: 22.4 mi
- Boneyard Hollow: 23.5 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 23.2 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 23.2 mi
- Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 24.9 mi
- Pilot Mound: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scheueman Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | ENE 78° | 362.7 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:04 | 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 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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