Nature reserve · Iowa
Schilling Sanctuary
Schilling Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 357 m. The nearest named place is Cedar Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 357 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.40749, -94.45697
- 25.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cedar Wildlife Area: 2.7 mi
- Davis Preservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Johnson Prairie: 4.7 mi
- Center Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Murray Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
Parks
- County Home Park: 5.2 mi
- Highway 20 Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Joyce Gordon Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 8.9 mi
- Rockwell City Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Calhoun County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Gowrie Depot Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- The Fort Museum and Frontier Village: 14.3 mi
- Blanden Memorial Art Museum: 15.4 mi
- Webster County Museum: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Webster County Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
- Copperas Beds: 19.0 mi
- Boneyard Hollow: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Freedom Rock: 14.2 mi
- Pocahontas Statue: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Unique: 22.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:03 | 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 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwell City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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