Torkelson Pits Wildlife Area
Torkelson Pits Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanson Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hancock CCB
How to reach it
- 103.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanson Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Haugen Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- Kuhn Wildlife Area: 2.8 mi
- Wild Goose Marsh: 3.4 mi
- Pilot Knob State Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Pilot Knob State Park: 3.5 mi
- Winnebago River Canoe Access: 5.2 mi
- West Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Eastwoods Park: 6.1 mi
- Merrick City Park: 6.2 mi
- Mansion Museum: 6.8 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 8.3 mi
- Clear Lake Fire Museum: 9.0 mi
- Kinney Pioneer Museum: 10.6 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 14.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 5.7 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 8.2 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 8.5 mi
- National Register of Historic Places: 8.6 mi
- World Trade Center Steel Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Farmers Beach: 7.8 mi
- Dodges Beach: 8.0 mi
- City Beach: 9.1 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 7.9 mi
- Harmony in Light: 17.3 mi
- The Music Man Square: 17.4 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 17.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.5 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 9.1 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Torkelson Pits Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NNW 346° | 443 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:56 | 16:42 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/78252736
Take the scenic way to Torkelson Pits Wildlife Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.