- Elevation, modelled
- 225 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore289 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway13.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7459, -91.5152
Turkey Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 225 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Grove Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 335° | 289 m | 16.4 mi |
| Perkl | WSW 243° | 257 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 248° | 244 m | 10.4 mi |
- 13.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 32.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.1 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Overlook: 1.6 mi
- Turkey Creek: 1.7 mi
- Sugar Bottom Park: 2.3 mi
- Auburn Hills Park: 3.8 mi
- Cornerstone Park Nature Area: 3.9 mi
- Big Grove Preserve: 1.2 mi
- O'Mara Newport Woods: 3.4 mi
- Macbride Nature Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Solon Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Relationships: 4.8 mi
- Life: 4.8 mi
- Alidade: 4.8 mi
- From the River: 4.9 mi
- Made of Money: 4.9 mi
- Iowa Children's Museum: 5.8 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 5.9 mi
- Old Capitol Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Capitol: 5.9 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 3.8 mi
- Colony Acres: 4.4 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 4.4 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 6.1 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck: 10.0 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Herky: 5.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Jesse and Hulda Hoover: 9.7 mi
- President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite: 10.0 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 10.0 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 10.0 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 18.2 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 11.6 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 11.6 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 23.2 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 23.2 mi
- I-80 WB: 24.8 mi
- Perkl: 3.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 10.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 16.4 mi
- Cremation Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Andreas garden: 19.1 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 2.3 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 2.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa City Muni AP, 8 mi away.
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