Nature reserve · Iowa
Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area
Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 352 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 66 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 352 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.06209, -94.26159
- 65.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
107 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 51
- Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Paul & Becky Kelley Family Natural Wilderness Area: 2.0 mi
- Cedar County Park: 2.7 mi
- Three Mile Lake County Park: 2.8 mi
- Garfield Park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- IHAP Union 1: 1.6 mi
- IHAP Union 1: 2.1 mi
- Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Groesbeck County Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
Museums: 12
- McKinley Historical Complex: 6.4 mi
- Home of Emeline Cornwall: 17.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 17.3 mi
- Old Telephone Factory: 17.3 mi
- Hazel Glen Rural School: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Historic United States Post Office: 5.3 mi
- Union County Freedom Rock: 6.3 mi
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Mount Pisgah: 7.9 mi
- Fisk: 16.9 mi
- Queen City: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Clark Memorial Tower: 22.3 mi
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 22.7 mi
- The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 24.5 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 24.5 mi
- Osceola Alternate Parking Area - Southbound: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Wayne: 22.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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