Turtle Creek Recreation Area
Turtle Creek Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 293 m. Wolf Hill stands 339 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartwick, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 293 m
How to reach it
- On the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.8 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 3.0 mi
- Delhi Silver Lake County Park: 3.1 mi
- Schram Park: 6.1 mi
- Joseph J Baum Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Riverfront Park & Gazebo: 6.9 mi
- Shearer Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Lyle Retz Memorial County Park: 3.1 mi
- Kuhlman Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Bunting Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Pin Oak County Park: 4.9 mi
- Delaware County Historical Museum Complex: 7.9 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 14.2 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 14.4 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 15.6 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 16.9 mi
- Hartwick: 1.1 mi
- York: 16.4 mi
- Doris: 22.9 mi
- Elkport: 24.0 mi
- Littleport: 24.3 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 4.2 mi
- Field of Dreams: 17.7 mi
- Boxcar: 19.7 mi
- M101: 20.1 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 22.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 18.5 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 20.7 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 15.8 mi
- Wolf Hill: 15.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 19.7 mi
- Richmond Spring: 18.7 mi
- Waterfalls: 18.7 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NNW 328° | 339 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 130° | 258 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/844879967
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