Schmerse Wildlife Area
Schmerse Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 418 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Judd Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 6.2 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 418 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Judd Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
- Reiter Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge: 6.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Stouffer Memorial Wildlife Refuge: 7.6 mi
- Fairview Park: 6.5 mi
- Calkins Park: 6.6 mi
- Buchanan Park: 6.9 mi
- Millstone Park: 7.0 mi
- Florence Park: 7.0 mi
- Maywood Beach: 8.4 mi
- Terrace Beach: 8.4 mi
- Bay View Beach: 8.6 mi
- Wheelers Beach: 8.8 mi
- Jones Beach: 8.9 mi
- Parker Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Parker Museum: 7.4 mi
- Clay County Heritage Center: 7.7 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 7.8 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 9.1 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 9.2 mi
- Bike Monument: 10.3 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 16.9 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 16.2 mi
- Emmet County Nature Center: 19.8 mi
- Wild Rose Casino and Resort: 22.9 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 21.9 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 24.7 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schmerse Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | WNW 297° | 490 m | 24.7 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | NNE 32° | 429.8 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:21 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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