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Stephen Wildlife Area

Stephen Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Stephen Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 369 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Saude Park, a park 3.4 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23687, -92.19693

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saude Park: 3.4 mi
  • City Park: 5.3 mi
  • McBride Park: 5.3 mi
  • Adolph Munson Park: 8.1 mi
  • Vernon Springs County Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Niagara Cave: 20.4 mi
  • Niagara Cave: 20.5 mi
  • Monster Bash Inc: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cold Water Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Malanaphy Springs: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Steamboat Rock: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat RockNNE 32°350 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3020:1020:53
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3815:5016:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455768716961483422
Precip in1.11.21.93.74.56.34.84.63.82.91.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/969608152

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