Thompson Roadside Prairie
Thompson Roadside Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Recreation Area, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 98 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winnebago CCB
How to reach it
- 97.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Luke Rossiter Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Good Neighbors Marsh Wildlife Protection Area: 4.4 mi
- Linden Township Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Myre Slough Wildlife Protection Area: 5.2 mi
- City Park: 7.8 mi
- Lions Park: 8.5 mi
- Buffalo Center Municipal Swimming Pool: 8.5 mi
- Post Office Park: 8.6 mi
- South Park: 8.7 mi
- Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mansion Museum: 10.6 mi
- Hobo Museum: 19.9 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 20.0 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 11.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 12.0 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 12.3 mi
- MIA-POW Display: 16.6 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 20.0 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 22.8 mi
- Jolly Green Giant: 24.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 14.4 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 17.8 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Roadside Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 129° | 443 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:56 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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