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Simmons Wildlife Management Area

Simmons Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Simmons Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 365 m. Devils Horn stands 367 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Winemiller Farm, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73679, -94.68315

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Bibbins Park: 4.6 mi
  • Taylor County Court Yard: 5.1 mi
  • Windmill Lake County Park: 7.5 mi
  • Wilson Park: 10.0 mi
  • Sands Timber: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 5
  • Adams County Freedom Rock: 17.6 mi
  • Vernon J. Baker: 18.5 mi
  • Sister Cities: 18.6 mi
  • Page County War Memorial: 18.6 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 18.6 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Devils Horn: 15.0 mi
  • The Mound: 15.6 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Mount Waller: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simmons Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HornSSE 156°367 m15.0 mi
Bunker HillS 173°337 m19.5 mi
Mount WallerSE 139°333 m24.7 mi
The MoundSSW 211°328 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4820:1320:54
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1116:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222739506171767465533928
Precip in1.11.52.43.65.35.54.64.33.43.02.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036020410

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