Shellrock Wildlife Area
Shellrock Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 345 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Pits Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 345 m
How to reach it
- 87.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.6 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Plymouth Pits Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Plymouth Pits Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- White Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Tostenson Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Worth County Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Strand Park: 1.8 mi
- Bliar Creek Area: 3.1 mi
- Bosworth Park: 4.6 mi
- Wilkinson Pioneer Park: 5.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 8.7 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 4.1 mi
- Brewery: 7.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 12.3 mi
- Manly Caboose Museum: 3.7 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 4.2 mi
- Lime Creek Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Charles H MacNider Museum: 9.8 mi
- St Ansgar Heritage Museum: 12.2 mi
- City Beach: 16.6 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 18.1 mi
- Dodges Beach: 19.7 mi
- Farmers Beach: 20.3 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 9.4 mi
- The Music Man Square: 9.8 mi
- Harmony in Light: 9.9 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 13.8 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 16.2 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 16.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shellrock Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | W 265° | 443 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
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 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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