Nature reserve · Iowa
Vandalia Wildlife Area
Vandalia Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 269 m. The nearest named place is Red Rock Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 5.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 33 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.54797, -93.32174
- 32.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 114.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Red Rock Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 8.7 mi
- Loupee Park: 8.9 mi
- Oswalt Bridge Area: 9.7 mi
- Eagle Ridge Park: 10.7 mi
Parks
- Thomas Mitchell County Park: 6.9 mi
- Hartford City Park: 7.4 mi
- Grant Nature Land: 8.4 mi
- Carlisle Municipal Park: 8.9 mi
- Falcon Ridge Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites
- Monroe Model House: 11.3 mi
- Monroe Township Founders Stone: 11.4 mi
- Monroe High School Bell: 11.5 mi
- Monroe Highschool Bell: 11.5 mi
- American Legion Dedication Wall: 11.5 mi
Attractions
- Sawmill Splash: 11.6 mi
- Sawmill Splash: 11.6 mi
- Sawmill Splash: 11.6 mi
- The Outlaw (Station): 11.6 mi
- Blue and Green Slide: 11.6 mi
Artworks
- Straw Sculpture: 12.4 mi
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 13.7 mi
- Prairie Song: 14.6 mi
- Five Stones - One Tree: 14.7 mi
- Pioneer Statuary Group: 15.0 mi
Museums: 26
- Antique Tractor Museum: 9.1 mi
- Richard O. Jacobson Hall & Kenyon Gallery: 12.1 mi
- Richard L. Easter Museum Complex: 12.1 mi
- Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- County School: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 25
- Care Center Garden: 9.6 mi
- Enabling Garden: 9.8 mi
- The Garden: 12.3 mi
- Discovery Garden: 12.3 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines 17 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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