Nature reserve · Iowa

Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve

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Elevation: 176 m
Nearest byway: Great River Roadon it
Sunset, June solstice: 20:41local time
Coordinates: 41.1428, -91.0632

Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve from directly overhead

Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 176 m. The nearest named place is Sand Run Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it.

The record

Elevation: 176 m

On the road

On the Great River RoadNational
111.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National

Overlooks nearby

Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 20 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Sand Run Park: 2.1 mi
Cappy Russell Access: 2.8 mi
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
Keithsburg Historic District: 7.0 mi
Hwy 61 Access: 8.6 mi

Nature reserves57

Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge Horseshoe Bend Division: 2.7 mi
Ferry Landing Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division: 4.1 mi
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge: 5.0 mi

Museums9

Louisa County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum: 10.5 mi
Zion School Museum: 17.5 mi
Pearl Bottom Museum: 19.3 mi
Winfield Museum: 19.6 mi

Historic sites7

Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 18.5 mi
Mark Twain Overlook: 19.7 mi
United States Armed Forces Memorial: 19.9 mi
Snake Alley: 23.0 mi
Fire Bell: 23.1 mi

Artworks5

Metal Flower: 18.2 mi
Metal Monarch: 18.2 mi
Tree of Life: 18.2 mi
Art Gallery: 23.4 mi
Art Display: 23.4 mi

Cliffs1

Bald Bluff: 12.1 mi

Picnic sites1

East Picnic Area: 15.3 mi

Gardens1

Monarch Garden: 18.2 mi

Attractions1

Des Moines County Fair: 23.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:09	18:40	19:17
June solstice	05:33	19:59	20:41
September equinox	06:52	18:27	19:03
December solstice	07:27	15:55	16:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	23	28	39	51	62	72	76	73	66	54	41	29
Precip in	1.3	1.7	2.6	3.6	5.0	4.6	3.5	3.8	3.3	2.9	2.1	1.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Boston DAM 17, 3 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000337OpenStreetMap Wikipedia Wikidata

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