Solon Prairie
Solon Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Legion Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Johnson County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 34.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.5 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Legion Park: 0.8 mi
- Randall Park: 1.1 mi
- Solon Recreation and Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Park: 4.6 mi
- Scales Pointe: 5.3 mi
- Hoover Trail Greenway: 2.1 mi
- Strub Prairie: 2.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Macbride Nature Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Big Grove Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Life: 8.5 mi
- Relationships: 8.5 mi
- Sacred Stone Circle: 8.7 mi
- Family: 8.8 mi
- Man on a Bench: 8.9 mi
- Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum: 9.1 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 9.7 mi
- Abbe Creek School Museum: 9.9 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 10.0 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 10.0 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 0.9 mi
- Colony Acres: 7.5 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 7.9 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 10.1 mi
- Staples House: 11.5 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Herky: 10.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.5 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 11.1 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 11.5 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 11.5 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 11.5 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 15.6 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 10.4 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 10.5 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 23.3 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 23.3 mi
- I-80 WB: 24.9 mi
- Perkl: 7.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 13.6 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 13.9 mi
- Cremation Garden: 10.4 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Andreas garden: 16.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Solon Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NW 323° | 289 m | 13.9 mi |
| Perkl | SW 220° | 257 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | SW 235° | 244 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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