Nature reserve · Iowa
Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area
Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 361 m. The nearest named place is Three Mile Lake County Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 64 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 361 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.08394, -94.21904
- 64.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
109 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 53
- Three Mile Lake County Park: 0.2 mi
- Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Paul & Becky Kelley Family Natural Wilderness Area: 2.6 mi
- Garfield Park: 3.9 mi
- Afton Town Square: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- IHAP Union 1: 1.6 mi
- IHAP Union 1: 1.7 mi
- Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Groesbeck County Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
- Talmage Hill Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
Museums: 13
- McKinley Historical Complex: 8.9 mi
- Home of Emeline Cornwall: 17.8 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 17.8 mi
- Old Telephone Factory: 17.8 mi
- Hazel Glen Rural School: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Historic United States Post Office: 7.7 mi
- Union County Freedom Rock: 8.8 mi
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 8.9 mi
- Osceola Statue: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Clark Memorial Tower: 19.8 mi
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 20.2 mi
- The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 22.5 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 22.6 mi
- Osceola Alternate Parking Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Mount Pisgah: 6.4 mi
- Fisk: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Wayne: 20.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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