Nature reserve · Iowa
Skunk River Flats WMA
Skunk River Flats WMA is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Story CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates41.95830, -93.55409
- 4.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 0.6 mi
- Christiansen Forest Reserve: 3.7 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 3.9 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 5.0 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Askew Bridge/Cambridge Pond: 1.6 mi
- 265th Street Canoe Access: 1.7 mi
- Country Gables Park: 3.6 mi
- Cambridge City Park: 4.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Monolith: 5.1 mi
- AASOE Site: 5.4 mi
- AAOSE Site: 5.5 mi
- AAOSE Site: 5.5 mi
- Cynthia Duff Gateway A: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 4.0 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 5.5 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Ames Circle of Arts: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 55
- Elwood the Gnome: 5.6 mi
- Goat Pen: 6.5 mi
- Turkey Pen: 6.5 mi
- Chickens: 6.5 mi
- Ducks: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 28
- Community Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 5.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 5.6 mi
- CoHorts' Pattern Garden: 5.6 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Ames History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 6.1 mi
- Farm House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Maxwell Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 7.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 5 SE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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