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Strouth Wildlife Management Area

Strouth Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Strouth Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 436 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is West Ashton Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
436 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.28576, -95.80918

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Ashton Park: 1.9 mi
  • Ashton Wayside Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sunrise Park: 6.8 mi
  • Hills Park: 6.8 mi
  • Sheldon City Park: 7.3 mi
Museums: 12
  • Prairie School Historical Building: 7.0 mi
  • Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 7.0 mi
  • Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 7.0 mi
  • Prairie School No. 1 Historical Building: 7.0 mi
  • Floyd Township School No. 8 Historical Building: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Hawkeye Point: 13.1 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 16.6 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Gift: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Visitor Center: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawkeye PointNNE 23°509 m13.1 mi
Ocheyedan MoundENE 61°490 m16.6 mi
Jackson County Highest PointNE 47°480.3 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:36
June solstice05:4420:2421:08
September equinox07:1118:4519:22
December solstice07:5316:0516:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455868726961483320
Precip in0.91.01.93.24.04.73.63.33.42.41.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheldon, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036676415

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