Skip to content

Snyder Wildlife Management Area

Snyder Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Snyder Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 467 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
467 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44440, -95.44488

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
  • Ocheyadan Y Rest Area: 4.6 mi
  • Ocheyedan Town Park: 5.2 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 6.0 mi
  • Harris-Lake Park Elementary Playground: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 47
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 4.8 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 5.5 mi
  • Hawkeye Point: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 22.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Pumpkin Patch: 16.1 mi
  • Getting's Garden: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawkeye PointW 275°509 m13.3 mi
Ocheyedan MoundSW 233°490 m4.8 mi
Jackson County Highest PointN 355°480.3 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:34
June solstice05:4220:2321:07
September equinox07:1018:4319:21
December solstice07:5216:0216:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465970747163493421
Precip in0.80.81.73.44.65.03.83.52.92.41.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Park, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/828003978

More nature reserves in Iowa

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Snyder Wildlife Management Area.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens