Thorpe Recreation Area
Thorpe Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorpe Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 105 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hancock CCB
How to reach it
- 105.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Thorpe Park: 0.4 mi
- Lake Edwards Wildlife Protection Area: 0.5 mi
- Eight Mile Pit: 0.8 mi
- Eight Mile Pits Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Russ Wildlife Area: 0.8 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park: 2.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 2.9 mi
- Rotary-Westgate Park: 5.0 mi
- Sunshine Park: 5.3 mi
- Boman Park: 5.3 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 2.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.0 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.2 mi
- MIA-POW Display: 14.5 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 15.9 mi
- Mansion Museum: 5.8 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hobo Museum: 11.2 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 13.4 mi
- Farmers Beach: 18.2 mi
- Dodges Beach: 18.6 mi
- City Beach: 20.3 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 20.5 mi
- Homedahl: 19.2 mi
- Sexton: 20.7 mi
- Clayton: 23.0 mi
- Plum Creek: 24.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 10.0 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 18.8 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 20.4 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 23.9 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thorpe Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | E 90° | 443 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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