Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area
Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Inkpaduta Historical Marker, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 427 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Outlaw Trail
104 named places within 25 miles
- Fowler Forest Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Smithland Park: 4.1 mi
- Southwood Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Rodney Pits Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Lee Schroeder Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Unit 2: 2.2 mi
- Unit 3: 3.2 mi
- Curtin Timber: 3.6 mi
- Unit 4: 4.0 mi
- Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Smithland Town Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hornick Depot: 9.8 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 19.5 mi
- Moorehead Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Fighter jets: 14.6 mi
- Train: 15.5 mi
- Old Town: 15.6 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 21.5 mi
- West Sea Ray Sandbar: 21.6 mi
- Durr Hill: 15.1 mi
- Granger Hill: 16.9 mi
- Battle Hill: 17.5 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 24.0 mi
- Peiro: 4.1 mi
- Lucky Valley: 6.9 mi
- Dodds: 19.6 mi
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 4.1 mi
- Tree Shelter: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 21.3 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Unit 1;Oak Ridge Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | SW 234° | 426 m | 24.0 mi |
| Granger Hill | S 172° | 412 m | 16.9 mi |
| Durr Hill | SSW 194° | 391 m | 15.1 mi |
| Battle Hill | E 80° | 388 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mapleton No.2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/351469705
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