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Turvoid Woods County Park

Turvoid Woods County Park from directly overhead

Turvoid Woods County Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 388 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stimes Forest County Park, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 86 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
388 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.41798, -93.31227

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hurd Park: 4.7 mi
  • Swensrud Park: 4.8 mi
  • Central Park: 5.0 mi
  • Kuennen's Quarry: 5.2 mi
  • Worth County Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 14
Beaches: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Rancho Deluxe: 19.2 mi
  • The Music Man Square: 19.4 mi
  • Mower County Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 2.8 mi
  • Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSW 227°443 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:26
June solstice05:3320:1520:58
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4415:5416:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730435666696759463219
Precip in1.11.02.03.84.85.14.73.93.32.71.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northwood, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/970145345

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