Tower Rock
Tower Rock is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallen Rock State Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 103 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin County Conservation
How to reach it
- 102.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fallen Rock State Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Steamboat Rock River Access: 0.4 mi
- Fallen Rock State Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Sac and Fox Overlook: 1.3 mi
- Fallen Rock Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Washington Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Steamboat Rock City Park: 0.5 mi
- Pine Ridge Area County Park: 1.1 mi
- Pine Lake State Park: 2.2 mi
- Gunderson Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 2.5 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 2.5 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
- Union Depot: 12.6 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 12.9 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 10.6 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- St. Gabriel Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 0.2 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
- Civil War Statue: 3.2 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tower Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | NNE 22° | 306 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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