Simmons Timber Reserve
Simmons Timber Reserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa County Conservation
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 59.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gateway Park: 0.7 mi
- Lion's Club Park: 1.3 mi
- Hannen Lake Park: 4.0 mi
- Gabe Kuester Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Luzerne City Park: 8.2 mi
- Simmons Timber Reserve: 0.2 mi
- Iowa River Corridor WMA - Cottonwood Banks: 1.2 mi
- Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Gunderson Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Iowa County Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- South Amana Barn Museum: 6.4 mi
- High Amana General Store: 7.4 mi
- Communal Kitchen Museum: 9.3 mi
- Iowa Baseball Museum of Norway: 10.4 mi
- In Transit: 20.2 mi
- To Wing: 20.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 24.0 mi
- Morel: 24.1 mi
- Trumpet: 24.3 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 15.8 mi
- Westside Rising: 24.0 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 24.1 mi
- Witch's Basement: 24.1 mi
- The Coe "Victory" Bell: 24.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.5 mi
- The Hogback: 23.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 24.5 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 21.5 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 21.7 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Hinkletown: 21.6 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- East Bluff: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simmons Timber Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 65° | 289 m | 24.5 mi |
| The Hogback | NE 36° | 251 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | ESE 113° | 244 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Plaine, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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