- Elevation
- 426 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hawkeye Point509 m · 18.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway22.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:06local time
- Coordinates
- 43.2691, -95.4394
Veldboom Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 426 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Swanson Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 426 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veldboom Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | NW 314° | 509 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | NNW 336° | 490 m | 10.1 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | N 358° | 480.3 m | 17.6 mi |
- 22.3 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Swanson Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- May City Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Bruegmann Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Mori Prairie: 6.9 mi
- Thomas Pit: 7.0 mi
- Westport Park: 5.3 mi
- Shinkle Park: 6.2 mi
- Neebel Park: 6.7 mi
- Melvin Arboretum Park: 8.3 mi
- Everly City Park: 9.3 mi
- Emerson Bay Public Beach: 14.6 mi
- Milford Beach: 15.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 15.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 15.1 mi
- Papoose Beach: 15.3 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 14.5 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 16.6 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 16.7 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 16.7 mi
- Higgins Museum: 17.1 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 12.3 mi
- Bike Monument: 14.8 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 16.4 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 24.8 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 10.1 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 17.6 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 18.9 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 14.4 mi
- Getting's Garden: 14.5 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanborn, 13 mi away.
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