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Trappers Bay State Park

Trappers Bay State Park from directly overhead

Trappers Bay State Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 445 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris-Lake Park Elementary Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
445 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45400, -95.33306

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harris-Lake Park Elementary Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
  • Twin Forks Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
  • Pikes Point State Park: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 47
Museums: 10
Peaks: 5
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 7.7 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 10.1 mi
  • Hawkeye Point: 18.9 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 24.2 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Bike Monument: 9.6 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 11.4 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 13.0 mi
  • O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 24.6 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 17.7 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 20.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Pumpkin Patch: 12.0 mi
  • Getting's Garden: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trappers Bay State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawkeye PointW 271°509 m18.9 mi
Ocheyedan MoundWSW 249°490 m10.1 mi
Jackson County Highest PointNW 308°480.3 m7.7 mi
Martin County Highest PointE 81°429.8 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:34
June solstice05:4120:2321:06
September equinox07:0918:4319:21
December solstice07:5216:0216:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465970747163493421
Precip in0.80.81.73.44.65.03.83.52.92.41.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Park, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036676409

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