Thomson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Thomson Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 377 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Bend Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 377 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 26.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 44.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Preston Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Bend Wildlife Area: 2.8 mi
- Martinek Wildlife Area: 2.8 mi
- Murray Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Turkey River Access: 3.3 mi
- Cleghorn Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Vernon Springs County Park: 3.0 mi
- Bouska Area: 3.1 mi
- Evans Park: 4.7 mi
- Freedom Rock Park: 4.9 mi
- Beadle Park: 4.9 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 4.9 mi
- Howard County Museum: 5.2 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 5.3 mi
- Bily Clocks Museum: 12.4 mi
- Jackson Number Twelve School Museum: 13.1 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 17.4 mi
- I Am Wood: 17.4 mi
- Luther Bell: 17.4 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 17.5 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 17.5 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 13.7 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 16.3 mi
- Big Spring: 21.0 mi
- Conover: 14.2 mi
- Elliota: 17.2 mi
- Forestville: 24.7 mi
- Niagara Cave: 15.2 mi
- Niagara Cave: 15.3 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 18.7 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 3.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 17.3 mi
- State Line Wayside: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomson Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | NE 41° | 350 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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