Nature reserve · Iowa
Vern and Wilmer Petersen Wildlife Management Area
Vern and Wilmer Petersen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 425 m. The nearest named place is Grotto, a artwork 4.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 425 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.85611, -95.25863
- 11.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
97 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 54
- Ruhs Park: 5.4 mi
- Kirkman Park: 8.7 mi
- Four Corners Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Great Western Park: 9.6 mi
- Schimerowski Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Six Bee Tree Nature Area: 10.3 mi
- Manteno County Park: 10.6 mi
- County Farm Park: 12.1 mi
- Rosenow Timber Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area: 13.6 mi
Museums: 12
- Cen + Ten Museum: 5.3 mi
- Hausbarn: 11.2 mi
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 14.2 mi
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum: 14.2 mi
- Shelby County Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch: 14.6 mi
- The Booster Buck: 17.5 mi
- McClean Museum: 17.5 mi
- Dougal House: 17.5 mi
- Dunham Barn: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Veterans Memorial: 17.2 mi
- War Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Albert the Bull: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Grotto: 4.9 mi
- John James Audubon Statue: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Heritage Rose Garden: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Juniper Falls: 14.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
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 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denison, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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