Tyson Bend Wildlife Area
Tyson Bend Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is California Revetment, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 4.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 4.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Lake Wetland Area: 2.8 mi
- Cuming City Cemetery and Nature Preserve Historical Marker: 3.9 mi
- Blair Optimist River Park: 4.0 mi
- Youth Sports Complex Park: 4.4 mi
- Lions Club Park: 4.7 mi
- California Revetment: 1.7 mi
- California Bend: 3.2 mi
- Rand Access: 4.4 mi
- Soldier Bend Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Missouri Dale Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 5.1 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 12.0 mi
- KOBS PIONEER CEMETARY: 18.5 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 19.9 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 6.2 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 10.9 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 11.2 mi
- Washington County Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 13.7 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 20.4 mi
- Geese in Flight: 23.2 mi
- Ceres: 24.2 mi
- The Work Continues: 24.2 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 4.8 mi
- Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 8.1 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 11.8 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 23.0 mi
- Electrical Safety: 23.0 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 24.2 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 25.0 mi
- De Soto: 8.0 mi
- Devil's Slide: 18.4 mi
- Boocker point: 18.5 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tyson Bend Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | S 186° | 361.12 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
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 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 12 mi
- Omaha · 26 mi
- Council Bluffs · 27 mi
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