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Troy Mills State Fish and Game Area

Troy Mills State Fish and Game Area from directly overhead

Troy Mills State Fish and Game Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 260 m. Wolf Hill stands 339 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Troy Mills Wapsie County Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
260 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31416, -91.71908

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Troy Mills Wapsie County Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sand Creek Access Area: 2.1 mi
  • Troy Mills Access: 2.9 mi
  • Walker City Park: 3.7 mi
  • Walker Ball Diamonds: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 17
Artworks: 14
  • DKW Art Gallery: 20.3 mi
  • Butterfly Wings: 20.3 mi
  • Butterfly Wings: 20.4 mi
  • Lion: 21.3 mi
  • Blessed Art Thou Arch: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
  • Witch's Basement: 21.3 mi
  • Sister Frances Warde: 21.8 mi
  • Sister Catherine McAuley: 21.8 mi
  • Westside Rising: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 14.7 mi
  • Richardson-Jakway House: 19.0 mi
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery: 19.4 mi
  • The 5th Realm: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Andreas garden: 21.8 mi
  • Sinclair Park Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • The Hogback: 16.0 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 21.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 22.7 mi
  • Picnic Table and Grill: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Troy Mills State Fish and Game Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillNNE 26°339 m21.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreS 172°289 m24.6 mi
The HogbackSSW 197°251 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3120:0520:48
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3315:5316:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465868727062493624
Precip in1.21.32.03.94.85.95.04.33.93.12.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coggon, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/250256471

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