Nature reserve · Iowa
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. The nearest named place is Union Grove State Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 94 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.12279, -92.72988
- 93.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.1 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Union Grove State Park: 0.4 mi
- Conants Park: 5.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- McCoy Landing: 7.8 mi
- Three Bridges County Park: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Union Grove Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Mag Holland Access Area: 7.2 mi
- Lohberger Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Furrow Access: 7.7 mi
- Sand Lake: 8.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Weatherbee School Museum: 10.5 mi
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Tama County Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Grundy County Museum: 15.4 mi
- Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- St. Gabriel Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Secor: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshalltown Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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