Tostenson Wildlife Area
Tostenson Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 363 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bosworth Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 89 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 363 m
How to reach it
- 89.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.2 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bosworth Park: 2.4 mi
- Bliar Creek Area: 4.0 mi
- Kuennen's Quarry: 6.4 mi
- Strand Park: 6.7 mi
- Hurd Park: 8.3 mi
- Land of Two Waters: 3.4 mi
- Worth County Lake Park: 4.1 mi
- Myre Timber: 5.4 mi
- Shellrock Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Plymouth Pits Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- Manly Caboose Museum: 2.8 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 8.5 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Lime Creek Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 2.7 mi
- Brewery: 9.5 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 10.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 11.7 mi
- City Beach: 15.3 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 17.0 mi
- Dodges Beach: 18.1 mi
- Farmers Beach: 18.6 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 24.2 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 10.7 mi
- Harmony in Light: 11.9 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 11.6 mi
- The Music Man Square: 11.9 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 14.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 17.4 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tostenson Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WSW 254° | 443 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:14 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northwood, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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