- Elevation, modelled
- 267 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Fort Sumter Rock306 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road69.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6419, -92.4980
Shell Rock Access Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 267 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 70 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shell Rock Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | WNW 286° | 306 m | 20.6 mi |
- 69.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Barrick Road City Park: 1.7 mi
- Beason-Boomer Park: 1.8 mi
- Paul's Park: 1.9 mi
- Shell Rock Access: 2.7 mi
- Rotary Reserve: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Fisher Forest: 0.4 mi
- Shell Rock Wildlife Area: 0.9 mi
- Turkey Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Bend Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Thunderwoman Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 26
- Eeki Eeki Escape: 16.9 mi
- Awaati Battle: 16.9 mi
- Kukui Station: 16.9 mi
- Yuta Falls: 16.9 mi
- Wakani Whirl: 17.0 mi
Museums: 18
- Bremer County Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
- Shell Rock Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Ice House: 7.6 mi
- Little School House: 7.6 mi
- Iowa Band Museum: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 10
- The Panther Plot: 9.2 mi
- EMBARC Garden: 12.5 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 13.0 mi
- People's Garden: 13.2 mi
- NEIFB Community Garden: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
- OVERMAN PARK: 7.7 mi
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540: 13.0 mi
- Leo P. Rooff Memorial: 13.0 mi
- POW Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Dancing St. Francis: 6.0 mi
- Statue Of Liberty Replica: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Siegel: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Fort Sumter Rock: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterloo Muni AP, 8 mi away.
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