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Sockum Ridge County Park

Sockum Ridge County Park from directly overhead

Sockum Ridge County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 215 m. The nearest named place is Fern Cliff County Park, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 26 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.21691, -91.64935

132 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
Parks: 55
  • Central Park: 4.8 mi
  • West Park: 5.1 mi
  • Madison Park: 5.9 mi
  • Central Park: 6.1 mi
  • Washington County Fair: 6.2 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Monarch Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Brahmasthan (Courtyard): 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk: 18.5 mi
  • Maharishi Tower of Invincibility: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3520:0220:44
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3015:5716:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212537506171747264523827
Precip in1.21.62.33.65.15.24.14.23.63.02.21.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/310896380

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