Tusha Wildlife Area
Tusha Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lau Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 119 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hancock CCB
How to reach it
- 119.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lau Wildlife Area: 0.8 mi
- Schuldt Wildlife Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Schuldt Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Goodell Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- East Twin Lake Forest: 6.3 mi
- Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Concord Park: 7.4 mi
- Garner Central Park: 8.3 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 9.3 mi
- Loomis Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Klemme Homestead Museum: 1.9 mi
- One Room Schoolhouse: 6.8 mi
- Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum: 6.8 mi
- Belmond Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Liberty School Museum: 10.3 mi
- Old Dam: 9.3 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 12.9 mi
- Three Stars Monument: 15.3 mi
- National Register of Historic Places: 15.3 mi
- World Trade Center Steel Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Farmers Beach: 11.8 mi
- Dodges Beach: 12.3 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 13.8 mi
- City Beach: 15.3 mi
- The Music Man Square: 23.4 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 23.9 mi
- Lu Verne City Jail: 24.9 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 20.0 mi
- Harmony in Light: 23.3 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 15.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 19.0 mi
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tusha Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | N 7° | 443 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Britt 3E, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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