Strub Prairie
Strub Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Trail Greenway, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bur Oak Land Trust
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 36.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Solon Recreation and Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Randall Park: 1.6 mi
- Legion Park: 1.8 mi
- Scales Pointe: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Beach Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Hoover Trail Greenway: 0.5 mi
- Solon Prairie: 2.6 mi
- Macbride Nature Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Big Grove Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Turkey Creek Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum: 9.1 mi
- Abbe Creek School Museum: 9.3 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 9.7 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 11.0 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 11.0 mi
- Kiosks: 9.1 mi
- Alidade: 9.6 mi
- Made of Money: 9.6 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 9.6 mi
- From the River: 9.7 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 1.7 mi
- Colony Acres: 7.1 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 8.6 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 11.2 mi
- Staples House: 14.0 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Herky: 10.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.9 mi
- John Conley: 12.3 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 13.1 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 13.3 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 13.9 mi
- Perkl: 7.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 11.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.7 mi
- The Hogback: 23.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 11.8 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Andreas garden: 14.1 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 4.8 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.8 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strub Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 328° | 289 m | 11.5 mi |
| Perkl | SSW 199° | 257 m | 7.1 mi |
| The Hogback | NW 323° | 251 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | SW 224° | 244 m | 12.7 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: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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